This Month's Highlights 

July 2008: This Month's Highlights

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 713 [Full Text] [PDF]

Taking Issue 

Kim Hopper

Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Two Cultures

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 711 [Full Text] [PDF]

Articles 

Cynthia S. Robins, Norma C. Ware, Susan dosReis, Cathleen E. Willging, Joyce Y. Chung, and Roberto Lewis-Fernández

Dialogues on Mixed-Methods and Mental Health Services Research: Anticipating Challenges, Building Solutions

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 727-731 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Emily M. Woltmann, Rob Whitley, Gregory J. McHugo, Mary Brunette, William C. Torrey, Laura Coots, David Lynde, and Robert E. Drake

The Role of Staff Turnover in the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Care

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 732-737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lawrence A. Palinkas, Sonja K. Schoenwald, Kimberly Hoagwood, John Landsverk, Bruce F. Chorpita, and John R. Weisz

An Ethnographic Study of Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatments in Child Mental Health: First Steps

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 738-746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edward S. Casper

Using Implementation Intentions to Teach Practitioners: Changing Practice Behaviors via Continuing Education

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 747-752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martha Sajatovic, Kousick Biswas, Amy K. Kilbourne, Howard Fenn, William Williford, and Mark S. Bauer

Factors Associated With Prospective Long-Term Treatment Adherence Among Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 753-759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy M. Kilbourne, Edward P. Post, Agnes Nossek, Larry Drill, Susan Cooley, and Mark S. Bauer

Improving Medical and Psychiatric Outcomes Among Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 760-768 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

George Wolford, Stanley D. Rosenberg, Harriet J. Rosenberg, Marvin S. Swartz, Marian I. Butterfield, Jeffrey W. Swanson, and M. Kay Jankowski

A Clinical Trial Comparing Interviewer and Computer-Assisted Assessment Among Clients With Severe Mental Illness

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 769-775 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Faika Zanjani, Bree Miller, Nicholas Turiano, Jennifer Ross, and David Oslin

Effectiveness of Telephone-Based Referral Care Management, a Brief Intervention to Improve Psychiatric Treatment Engagement

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 776-781 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paola Bollini, Sandro Pampallona, Salvatore Nieddu, Maurizio Bianco, Giuseppe Tibaldi, and Carmine Munizza

Indicators of Conformance With Guidelines of Schizophrenia Treatment in Mental Health Services

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 782-791 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental appendix]

Columns 

Paul S. Appelbaum

Law & Psychiatry: Privilege in the Federal Courts: Should There Be a "Dangerous Patient Exception"?

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 714-716 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brason Lee and Victor Walker

Datapoints: Polypharmacy as the Initial Second-Generation Antipsychotic Treatment

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 717 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jules M. Ranz, Susan M. Deakins, Stephanie M. LeMelle, Stephen D. Rosenheck, and Sara L. Kellermann

Public-Academic Partnerships: Core Elements of a Public Psychiatry Fellowship

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 718-720 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrea Gaddini, Lilia Biscaglia, Renata Bracco, Giovanni de Girolamo, Rossella Miglio, Bruno Norcio, Elisabetta Rossi, Paola Rucci, and Giovanni Santone

Focus on Mental Health Care Reforms in Europe: A One-Day Census of Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities in Italy: Findings From the PROGRES-Acute Project

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 722-724 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table] [PROGRES-Acute group]

Open Forum 

Vidhya Alakeson

Self-Directed Care for Adults With Serious Mental Illness: The Barriers to Progress

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 792-794 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Reports 

Lorenza Magliano, Andrea Fiorillo, Claudio Malangone, Heidegret Del Vecchio, and Mario Maj

Views of Persons With Schizophrenia on Their Own Disorder: An Italian Participatory Study

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 795-799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]

Stephen Metraux

Examining Relationships Between Receiving Mental Health Services in the Pennsylvania Prison System and Time Served

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 800-802 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Iris W. Y. Wong and Winnie W. S. Mak

Sexuality Among Chinese Mental Health Consumers in Halfway Houses of Hong Kong

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 803-807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jacques Baillargeon, Chris R. Thomas, Brie Williams, Charles E. Begley, Sarghi Sharma, Brad H. Pollock, Owen J. Murray, John S. Pulvino, and Ben Raimer

Medical Emergency Department Utilization Patterns Among Uninsured Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 808-811 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters 

Brason Lee

Reducing Barriers to Care by Looking Closely at Stigma

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 812 [Full Text] [PDF]

Ezra Golberstein, Daniel Eisenberg, and Sarah E. Gollust

Reducing Barriers to Care by Looking Closely at Stigma: Reply

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 812-813 [Full Text] [PDF]

Paolo Fusar-Poli, Stefan Borgwardt, and Lucia Valmaggia

Heterogeneity in the Assessment of the At-Risk Mental State for Psychosis

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 813 [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction: authors' names and affiliations]

Book Reviews 

Kenneth L. Appelbaum

Correctional Psychiatry: Practice Guidelines and Strategies

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 814 [Full Text] [PDF]

Joseph C. McGill

The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 814-815 [Full Text] [PDF]

Frederick J. Stoddard, Jr.

Methods for Disaster Mental Health Research

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 815-816 [Full Text] [PDF]

Margaret Balya

Physical Abusers and Sexual Offenders: Forensic and Clinical Strategies

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 816 [Full Text] [PDF]

Kimberly Mastis

Inside Anorexia: The Experiences of Girls and Their Families

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 816-817 [Full Text] [PDF]

Julia Matthews

The Symptom Is Not the Whole Story: Psychoanalysis for Non-psychoanalysts

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 817 [Full Text] [PDF]

Clara C. Park

Growing Up With Autism: Working With School-Age Children and Adolescents

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 818 [Full Text] [PDF]

Patrick Runnels

Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Applications Across Disorders and Settings

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 818-819 [Full Text] [PDF]

Maxine Harris

Finding Iris Chang: Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 819 [Full Text] [PDF]

News & Notes 

Public Lacks Knowledge About Schizophrenia, NAMI Survey Shows

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 820 [Full Text] [PDF]

News Briefs

Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 820 [Full Text] [PDF]