abstract：:We previously showed that a multifaceted intervention designed to contain costs of prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) at a Veterans Affairs hospital resulted in substantial projected savings. Intervention components included clinician education and pharmacy and computer information process cha...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Dobscha SK,Winterbottom LM,Snodgrass LS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In structured interviews with 96 women with severe mental illness, nearly two-thirds had not used condoms during sexual intercourse in the past 3 months, more than two-thirds had sex with multiple partners, and almost one-third had been treated for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past year. Women who rep...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Randolph ME,Pinkerton SD,Somlai AM,Kelly JA,McAuliffe TL,Gibson RH,Hackl K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This community survey studied remission from pathological gambling (PG) among American Indian (AI) and Hispanic American (HA) veterans. Remission was defined as having a lifetime diagnosis of PG, but no gambling symptoms in the last year. Sample consisted of 1624 AI and Hispanic veterans. Instruments included demograp...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Westermeyer J,Canive J,Thuras P,Kim SW,Crosby R,Thompson J,Garrard J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes literature about paraprofessionals who assist children or families in the areas of mental health, education, or early childhood education, and focuses on three main questions: How effective are paraprofessionals?; what are the common and appropriate roles and responsibilities of paraprofessiona...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Walter UM,Petr CG

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration and normalization are goals within the community-based care of people with mental illness. The implementation of this care policy has led to increased contact between people with mental illness and so-called normal people and society at large. But we know little about how this change affects the former pat...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Ekeland TJ,Bergem R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presented preliminary results on the efficacy of a novel group debriefing model called Strength-Focused and Meaning-Oriented Approach for Resilience and Transformation (SMART). The SMART debriefing (1) aimed at boosting resilience and catalyzing transformation among persons undergoing stressful events, (2) ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Ng SM,Chan TH,Chan CL,Lee AM,Yau JK,Chan CH,Lau J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a brief introduction to response planning for terrorism and other disasters, the authors present their experiences in developing a grassroots, interdisciplinary group charged with incorporating a mental health response component into the bioterrorism response plan for the metropolitan Atlanta area. This grou...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Compton MT,Cibulas BK,Gard B,Kaslow NJ,Kotwicki RJ,Reissman DB,Schor L,Wetterhall S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States is a country of immigrants. With the exception of Native-Americans, every other American is, or descends from, an immigrant. First and second generation immigrant children are the most rapidly growing segment of the American population, with the great majority of this population being of non-European...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Pumariega AJ,Rothe E,Pumariega JB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to clarify the relationships between socio-demographics, clinical characteristics, stressors, coping strategies, social support and quality of life (QOL) in 143 patients with a diagnosis of either schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders. The research design is cross-sectional with re...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Caron J,Lecomte Y,Stip E,Renaud S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Siblings are considered logical replacements for aging parental caregivers of persons with severe mental illness. For workshops on future planning conducted with 400 elderly parents, 60 siblings answered a survey regarding their future caregiving expectations, anticipated difficulties, and need for help. Nearly all ex...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Hatfield AB,Lefley HP

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of an effort to improve police interactions with mentally ill citizens, and improve mental health care delivery to subjects in acute distress, the University of Louisville, in conjunction with the Louisville Metro Police, established the crisis intervention team (CIT). CIT is composed of uniformed of...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Strauss G,Glenn M,Reddi P,Afaq I,Podolskaya A,Rybakova T,Saeed O,Shah V,Singh B,Skinner A,El-Mallakh RS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of 12-step programs and 12-step-oriented treatments for dually diagnosed individuals (DDI) remains unclear. Here are presented the results of a pilot study in which 10 seriously mentally ill patients received a modified 12-step facilitation (TSF) therapy emphasizing engagement of DDI in a specialized 12-step ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Bogenschutz MP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the relationship between objective and subjective measures of social support with recovery from serious mental illness; recovery has been described as both an outcome state and an ongoing process. One hundred and seventy six people with serious mental illness completed the Recovery Assessment Scale...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Corrigan PW,Phelan SM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines which issues public psychiatrists perceive as having most impacted their careers over the past five years and whether this impact was experienced differently by psychiatrists in varying regions of the country. The author sent a questionnaire to all members of the American Association of Community P...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Ranz J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcome of a community-based prevention program against suicides among the elderly aged 65 and over in the Japanese rural town of Joboji (population 7,010), using a quasi-experimental design with two neighboring control areas. During the 10-year implementation of the program ba...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Oyama H,Koida J,Sakashita T,Kudo K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the literature on children's responses to natural, technological and na-tech disasters via content analysis. Twenty two articles documenting children's responses to disasters were collected and analyzed. Children's responses were examined by (a) disaster type; (b) measurement instrument used to ass...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Mercuri A,Angelique HL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a combined skills training (ST) and health management (HM) intervention for older adults with severe mental illness (SMI) and one-year pilot study outcomes. Findings are reported for twelve older persons with SMI (age 60+) who received ST+HM and twelve who received only HM. ST addressed interpers...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Bartels SJ,Forester B,Mueser KT,Miles KM,Dums AR,Pratt SI,Sengupta A,Littlefield C,O'Hurley S,White P,Perkins L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decades of the 20th century, many psychiatric hospitals changed the living environments of their clients with long-term psychiatric disabilities. We investigated the effect of this environmental psychiatric rehabilitation and normalization process on the activity and participation level of such clients...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： van Wel T,Felling A,Persoon J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study examines treatment outcomes associated with atypical antipsychotic medications in areas of 1) treatment response; 2) employment; 3) living arrangements; and 4) hospitalization rates. The study included a random sample of adults with serious mental illness, who participated in treatment for at ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Ziegler DM,Peachey TJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is viewed by most as having a neuropsychological component, with deficits primarily occurring in the areas of attention/concentration, memory, and executive functioning. These deficits often contribute to difficulties in everyday living and social functioning. The purpose of this study is to examine the ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Davalos DB,Green M,Rial D

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Violence inflicted by individuals with mental illness towards healthcare workers has received significant media attention. Though such incidents are relatively infrequent, they inspire reactive responses and contribute to further stigmatization of the mentally ill. Prevention of violence is an important challenge for ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Weisman RL,Lamberti JS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents a survey of state statutes which restrict the civil rights of persons with a mental illness or who have been declared mentally incompetent. Five civil rights (jury service, voting, holding public office, marriage, and parenting) are examined. The results of the 1999 study are compared with the resu...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Hemmens C,Miller M,Burton VS Jr,Milner S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a cross-sectional, population-based (n = 378,710) study using hospital discharge abstract data to determine the relative risk associated with having a dual diagnosis of mental illness and HIV/AIDS. The analysis addresses issues of gender, race, and age, as well as types of mental illness. Persons with a mental...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Stoskopf CH,Kim YK,Glover SH

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes the impact of the Kansas Mental Health Reform Act on client outcomes. The Act is of general interest because it reflects a trial of greater accountability without major changes in financial incentives. It made Community Mental Health Centers [CMHCs] gatekeepers that were accountable for services fo...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Lee RH,Chamberlain R,Rapp C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last forty years deinstitutionalization has transferred the care of people with a serious mental illness from the psychiatric hospitals to community based facilities. More recently it has been questioned whether these new facilities offer the anticipated benefits of quality of life. This study examines the Qual...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Horan ME,Muller JJ,Winocur S,Barling N

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A necessary first step in the psychosocial treatment of persons with severe mental illness is helping them identify their goals. Unfortunately, goal assessment is often viewed as a categorical process in which individuals list needs for which they require services. Motivational interviews provide a more sophisticated ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Corrigan PW,McCracken SG,Holmes EP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery from substance abuse and mental health disorders (dual-diagnosis) requires time, hard work and a broad array of coping skills. Empirical evidence has demonstrated the buffering role of social support in stressful situations. This paper investigates the associations among social support (including dual-recover...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Laudet AB,Magura S,Vogel HS,Knight E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a qualitative evaluation of a semi-structured, client-led support group that addressed drug use recovery issues and was assisted by a psychological consultant. Seven regular group members and their counselors were interviewed about the effect of the assisted self-help group on drug use and the clients' qu...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Félix-Ortiz M,Salazar MR,González JR,Sorensen JL,Plock D

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a recent three year period, approximately 600 individuals responded to newspaper advertisements for research studies requiring healthy, cocaine using subjects. These subjects were screened using a standard phone interview in order to eliminate individuals with known medical or psychiatric illnesses that would exc...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Harsch HH,Pankiewicz J,Bloom AS,Rainey C,Cho JK,Sperry L,Stein EA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high prevalence of suicide among elderly Chinese, and particularly among elderly Chinese women in Mainland China with a prevalence of 19.6 per hundred thousand. Since Chinese individuals may much more highly value education, a cognitive-behavioral package originated by Ricardo Munoz, Ph.D. was adapted for C...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Dai Y,Zhang S,Yamamoto J,Ao M,Belin TR,Cheung F,Hifumi SS

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study identifies patient characteristics associated with adherence to outpatient mental health treatment referrals from a VA psychiatric emergency department. Attendance of outpatient appointments was monitored for 12 weeks following emergency department visits (N = 241). Overall attendance of the first appointme...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Dobscha SK,Delucchi K,Young ML

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persons who are homeless and mentally ill present unique challenges to service providers and human service systems. In vivo case management approaches such as assertive community treatment (ACT) have shown promise in engaging this population. This paper explores case management models employed within the ACCESS progra...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Johnsen M,Samberg L,Calsyn R,Blasinsky M,Landow W,Goldman H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed mental disorders among 144 homeless and poor adults using four different methods: (a) history of psychiatric hospitalization, (b) structured clinical interview, (c) self-report symptom checklist, and (d) interviewer ratings. These four methods yielded divergent estimates of mental illness, ranging ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Bellavia CW,Toro PA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years post-secondary education has been recognized as a viable option in the psychosocial rehabilitation of individuals with mental illness. This study reports the first evidence of effectiveness of a supported education demonstration project which used an experimental design to compare the effects of differ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Collins ME,Bybee D,Mowbray CT

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although gender differences in schizophrenic symptom expression have been widely established, no systematic studies have documented if these differences extend to the perception of quality of life. This survey gathered international data on the perception of quality of life among 102 outpatient men and women with schi...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Vandiver VL

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutual- and self-help groups for persons with severe mental illness have typically been most accessible to individuals who live independently. In an effort to make their organization more accessible to those who live in residential treatment facilities, Schizophrenics Anonymous (SA) ran introductory mutual-help meetin...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Salem DA,Gant L,Campbell R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current and coincident biomedical advances make this an opportune time to encourage research with subjects who have fluctuating cognitive impairments due to disorders like schizophrenia. Effecting research with a heterogeneous population who may have impaired decision-making capacity that diminishes their autonomy, wh...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Backlar P

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various factors may contribute to cyclical fluctuations in mental health emergency service utilization. Information regarding service utilization patterns would assist the planning and administration of such programs. Five years of data on emergency service contacts at a rural community mental health center were analy...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Sobel SN,Anisman S,Hamdy HI

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this research, we examine the relationships between the housing characteristics and dimensions of community adaptation for 107 psychiatric consumer/survivors. Hypotheses about which housing characteristics best predict which dimensions of adaptation were made based on previous research and theory. Using a longitudi...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Nelson G,Hall GB,Walsh-Bowers R

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sociodemographic differences between rural and urban clients with severe mental illness (SMI) are explored using approaches which extend research in this area beyond limitations found in the few existing studies. Sixteen hundred adult clients from 18 Wisconsin counties are classified according to the degree of ruralit...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Greenley JR,Dottl SL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00