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Volume 50, Issue 5

May 1999

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May 1999

Homelessness and Mental Illness: A Story of Failure

Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School, and
Michael A. Wallach, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Duke University

Page:589
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.589

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May 1999

Best Practices: A Comparison of Practice Patterns and a Model Continuum of Ambulatory Behavioral Health Services

Laurel J. Kiser, Ph.D., M.B.A.,
Roy King, M.D., Ph.D., and
Paul M. Lefkovitz, Ph.D.

Pages:605–618
Published Online:1 May 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.605

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May 1999

Rehab Rounds : Optimal Treatment for Psychosis in an International Multisite Demonstration Project

Ian R. H. Falloon, M.D., D.Sc., and
The Optimal Treatment Project Collaborators

Pages:615–618
Published Online:1 May 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.615

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Introduction by the column editors: In the past three decades several clinical strategies for the treatment and rehabilitation of schizophrenia have been empirically validated. It is generally agreed that all persons with a schizophrenic disorder should ...

May 1999

Audiovisual Overview: Journey of Healing: An Outpatient Therapy Group for War-Related PTSD

Theodore Nadelson, M.D.

Pages:627–628
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.627

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Introduction by the column editor: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a focus of increased clinical interest over the past decade, with the consequent development of a broader range of treatment modalities. Short- and long-range stressors, ...

May 1999

Alcohol & Drug Abuse: Improving Cost-Effectiveness in a Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Elie Francis, M.D.,
Patrick Hughes, M.D., and
John Schinka, Ph.D.

Pages:633–635
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.633

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May 1999

Datapoints: General Medical Care for Psychiatric Patients

Terri L. Tanielian, M.A.,
Heather L. Cohen, B.A.,
Steven C. Marcus, Ph.D., and
Harold Alan Pincus, M.D

Page:637
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.637

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Article

May 1999

Legal System Involvement and Costs for Persons in Treatment for Severe Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Robin E. Clark, Ph.D.,
Susan K. Ricketts, B.S., and
Gregory J. McHugo, Ph.D.

Pages:641–647
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.641

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OBJECTIVE: Persons with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders were followed for three years to better understand how they are involved with the legal system and to identify factors associated with different kinds of involvement. ...

May 1999

HIV and People With Serious Mental Illness: The Public Sector's Role in Reducing HIV Risk and Improving Care

Greer Sullivan, M.D., M.S.P.H.,
Paul Koegel, Ph.D.,
David E. Kanouse, Ph.D.,
Francine Cournos, M.D.,
Karen McKinnon, M.A.,
Alexander S. Young, M.D., M.S.H.S., and
Donna Bean, M.B.A.

Pages:648–652
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.648

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OBJECTIVE: The paper discusses issues related to the detection, prevention of transmission, and treatment of human immunodefiency virus (HIV) infection among persons with serious mental illness and suggests ways public mental health systems can address ...

Article on Care in the Least Well Off

May 1999

Principles for Priority Setting in Mental Health Services and Their Implications for the Least Well Off

Robert A. Rosenheck, M.D.

Pages:653–658
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.653

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Funding for mental health services has declined in recent years, posing the difficult challenge of setting program and individual client service priorities with reduced resources. The author reviews seven principles for resource allocation and their ...

May 1999

A Note About the Papers on Care of the Least Well Off in Mental Health Services

Robert A. Rosenheck, M.D.

Page:655
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.655

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The Obligation of Mental Health Services to the Least Well Off

Howard H. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:659–663
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.659

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Since the 1970s public mental health policy has given priority to the least well off—those with the most severe impairments and those who are most indigent. Reforms during this era have focused on the social welfare as well as the health and mental health ...

May 1999

Balancing Efficiency and Need in Allocating Resources to the Care of Persons With Serious Mental Illness

Daniel Callahan, Ph.D.

Pages:664–666
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.664

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The care of patients with serious mental illness, for whom a cure is unlikely and costs are high, is difficult to justify using ordinary standards of efficient resource allocation. The author examines the difficulties of using conventional utilitarian, ...

Other Article

May 1999

Prediction of Homelessness Within Three Months of Discharge Among Inpatients With Schizophrenia

Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H.,
David Mechanic, Ph.D.,
Stephen Hansell, Ph.D.,
Carol A. Boyer, Ph.D., and
James Walkup, Ph.D.

Pages:667–673
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.667

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OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to identify factors that place inpatients with schizophrenia at risk of becoming homeless after hospital discharge. METHODS: Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (N=263) were assessed at discharge from ...

May 1999

Housing Placement and Subsequent Days Homeless Among Formerly Homeless Adults With Mental Illness

Stephen M. Goldfinger, M.D.,
Russell K. Schutt, Ph.D.,
George S. Tolomiczenko, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Larry Seidman, Ph.D.,
Walter E. Penk, Ph.D.,
Winston Turner, Ph.D., and
Brina Caplan, Ed.D., Ph.D.

Pages:674–679
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.674

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OBJECTIVE: The study examined the influence of group or individual housing placement and consumer characteristics on the number of days subsequently homeless among formerly homeless mentally ill persons. METHODS: A total of 303 homeless shelter residents ...

May 1999

Mental Illness as a Predictor of Satisfaction With Inpatient Care at Veterans Affairs Hospitals

Rani A. Hoff, Ph.D.,
Robert A. Rosenheck, M.D.,
Mark Meterko, Ph.D., and
Nancy J. Wilson, M.D.

Pages:680–685
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.680

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OBJECTIVE: Patient satisfaction ratings are increasingly being used as an indicator of quality of care. However, satisfaction scores do not account for differences in satisfaction among patients that may be attributable to sociodemographic characteristics ...

May 1999

Effects of Group Treatment for Women With a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Nancy L. Talbot, Ph.D.,
Rory P. Houghtalen, M.D.,
Paul R. Duberstein, Ph.D.,
Christopher Cox, Ph.D.,
Donna E. Giles, Ph.D., and
Lyman C. Wynne, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:686–692
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.686

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OBJECTIVE: Empirical support for the effectiveness of group therapies for women with a history of childhood sexual abuse is scant. This study examined the feasibility of conducting abuse-focused research and group treatment on a short-term unit and ...

Brief Report

May 1999

Mental Health Consumers as Peer Interviewers

Tania Lecomte, Ph.D.,
Joyce B. Wilde, M.S., and
Charles J. Wallace, Ph.D.

Pages:693–695
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.693

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Although consumers are increasingly hired as mental health workers, they typically fulfill demanding jobs such as case manager. This study examined the performance and job satisfaction of 18 consumers with serious mental illness who were hired for less ...

May 1999

Setting Benchmarks and Determining Psychiatric Workloads in Community Mental Health Programs

Sreenivasa M. Bhaskara, F.R.C.P.C., M.R.C.Psych.

Pages:695–697
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.695

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Administrators and clinicians must find ways to effectively and efficiently use psychiatric resources without compromising the quality of care. The author outlines a model for setting benchmarks for allocating psychiatrists' time in a community mental ...

May 1999

Evaluation of Compulsory Ambulatory Treatment in Israel

Rimona Durst, M.D.,
Alexander Teitelbaum, M.D.,
Yair Bar-El, M.D.,
Michael Shlafman, M.D., and
Yigal Ginath, M.D.

Pages:698–700
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.698

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The effectiveness of Israel's compulsory ambulatory treatment order was evaluated based on a one-year follow-up of the 326 orders served during the first four years of implementation. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical, and legal data were obtained ...

May 1999

Views About Treatment Among Parents of Adolescents Who Received Electroconvulsive Therapy

Garry Walter, M.D.,
Karryn Koster, M.D., and
Joseph M. Rey, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:701–702
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.701

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The study assessed the experience, knowledge, and attitudes of parents of adolescents who had been treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) about that treatment. Twenty-eight parents were interviewed. Overall, their opinions about ECT were favorable. ...

Letter

May 1999

The Schizophrenia Algorithm

Leo H. Berman, M.D.

Page:703
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.703

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The Schizophrenia Algorithm

Martin Fleishman, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:703a–703
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.703a

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The schizophrenia Algorithm

John A. Chiles, M.D., and
Alexander Miller, M.D.

Pages:703b–704
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.703b

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May 1999

Weight Gain Among Patients on Clozapine

Ya-Mei Bai, M.D.,
Chao-Cheng Lin, M.D.,
Jen-Yeu Chen, M.D., and
Chih-Yuan Lin, M.D.

Pages:704–705
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.704

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May 1999

ADHD in Adult Psychiatric Outpatients

Ben Lomas, M.D., and
Peter Gartside, M.S., Ph.D.

Page:705
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.705

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Book Review

May 1999

Insight and Psychosis

Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.

Pages:706–707
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.706

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May 1999

Treating the Trauma of Rape: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD

Suzanne Witterholt, M.D.

Page:707
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.707

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May 1999

Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness: Helping Couples Cope

Marcie K. Lister, M.S.W., B.C.D.

Pages:707a–708
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.707a

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Book Review: Women Speak About Their Illnesses

May 1999

After Silence: Rape and My Journey Back Composing Myself: A Journey Through Postpartum Depression Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a Sixteen-Year-Old Passage Through Trinidad: Journal of a Surgical Sex Change Eclipses: Behind the Borderline Personality Disorder Call Me Crazy: Stories From the Mad Movement

Jeffrey L. Geller, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:708–713
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.708

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Book Review

May 1999

Risk Management With Suicidal Patients

Douglas Jacobs, M.D.

Page:713
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.713

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News & Notes

May 1999

Pages:715–717
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.715

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