This Month's Highlights 

May 2009: This Month's Highlights

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Taking Issue 

Lloyd I. Sederer

Changing the Oil While Driving the Car

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 575 [Full Text] [PDF]

Articles 

Joyce C. West, Joshua E. Wilk, Donald S. Rae, Irvin S. Muszynski, Maritza Rubio Stipec, Carol L. Alter, Karen E. Sanders, Stephen Crystal, and Darrel A. Regier

Medicaid Prescription Drug Policies and Medication Access and Continuity: Findings From Ten States

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 601-610 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Expanded tables]

Jeffrey S. Harman, Mark J. Edlund, and John C. Fortney

Trends in Antidepressant Utilization From 2001 to 2004

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 611-616 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven C. Marcus, Mariam Hassan, and Mark Olfson

Antidepressant Switching Among Adherent Patients Treated for Depression

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 617-623 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Raymond Raad, Jason Karlawish, and Paul S. Appelbaum

The Capacity to Vote of Persons With Serious Mental Illness

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 624-628 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CAT-V] [Voting simulation]

Amanda Elkin, Helen Gilburt, Mike Slade, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Alain Gregoire, Sonia Johnson, and Louise M. Howard

A National Survey of Psychiatric Mother and Baby Units in England

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 629-633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix]

Hind Khalifeh, Catherine Murgatroyd, Mona Freeman, Sonia Johnson, and Helen Killaspy

Home Treatment as an Alternative to Hospital Admission for Mothers in a Mental Health Crisis: A Qualitative Study

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 634-639 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

George F. Parker

Impact of a Mental Health Training Course for Correctional Officers on a Special Housing Unit

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 640-645 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Constance Weisner, Yun Lu, Agatha Hinman, John Monahan, Richard J. Bonnie, Charles D. Moore, Felicia W. Chi, and Paul S. Appelbaum

Substance Use, Symptom, and Employment Outcomes of Persons With a Workplace Mandate for Chemical Dependency Treatment

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 646-654 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daphna Levinson and Yaacov Lerner

Employment Among Persons With Past and Current Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the Israel National Health Survey

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 655-662 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven K. Dobscha, Kathryn C. Dickinson, Michael R. Lasarev, and Eun Sul Lee

Associations Between Race and Ethnicity and Receipt of Advice About Alcohol Use in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 663-670 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Joan M. Cook, Paula P. Schnurr, Tatyana Biyanova, and James C. Coyne

Apples Don't Fall Far From the Tree: Influences on Psychotherapists' Adoption and Sustained Use of New Therapies

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 671-676 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cameo F. Borntrager, Bruce F. Chorpita, Charmaine Higa-McMillan, and John R. Weisz

Provider Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices: Are the Concerns With the Evidence or With the Manuals?

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 677-681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Columns 

A. Kathryn Power

Focus on Transformation: A Public Health Model of Mental Health for the 21st Century

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 580-584 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dorn Schuffman, Benjamin G. Druss, and Joseph J. Parks

State Mental Health Policy: Mending Missouri's Safety Net: Transforming Systems of Care by Integrating Primary and Behavioral Health Care

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 585-588 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy M. Kilbourne, Rosalinda V. Ignacio, Hyungjin Myra Kim, and Frederic C. Blow

Datapoints: Are VA Patients With Serious Mental Illness Dying Younger?

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 589 [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]

Ulrich Hegerl, Lisa Wittenburg, and the European Alliance Against Depression Consortium

Focus on Mental Health Care Reforms in Europe: The European Alliance Against Depression: A Multilevel Approach to the Prevention of Suicidal Behavior

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 596-599 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Open Forum 

Sandra G. Resnick and Robert A. Rosenheck

Scaling Up the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice to Large Systems and Long-Term Time Frames

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 682-685 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Reports 

Raymond Block, Mel Slomp, Scott Patten, Philip Jacobs, Arto E. Ohinmaa, and Carolyn S. Dewa

Disability Payments for Persons With Severe Mental Illness in Alberta, Canada

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 686-688 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bradley D. Stein, Jane N. Kogan, Susan Essock, and Stephanie Fudurich

Views of Mental Health Care Consumers on Public Reporting of Information on Provider Performance

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 689-692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bauke Koekkoek, Berno van Meijel, Aart Schene, and Giel Hutschemaekers

A Delphi Study of Problems in Providing Community Care to Patients With Nonpsychotic Chronic Mental Illness

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 693-697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Criteria]

Paul R. Falzer, D. Melissa Garman, and Brent A. Moore

Examining the Influence of Clinician Decision Making on Adherence to a Clinical Guideline

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 698-701 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Tables]

Fiona Lobban, Lee Taylor, Claire Chandler, William Sellwood, Carrol Gamble, Elizabeth Tyler, Peter Kinderman, and Richard Morriss

Training Staff in Enhanced Relapse Prevention for Bipolar Disorder: Rates of Uptake and Measures of Skill and Confidence

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 702-706 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters 

H. Steven Moffic

Disclosure Statements for Book Reviewers

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 707 [Full Text] [PDF]

Danny Carlat

Disclosure Statements for Book Reviewers: Reply

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 707 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jeanne L. Steiner, Andrea H. Weinberger, and Stephanie S. O'Malley

A Survey of Staff Attitudes About Smoking Cessation

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 707-708 [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Reviews 

Carlos Zarate

Science and Psychiatry: Groundbreaking Discoveries in Molecular Neuroscience

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 709 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael F. Hogan

Principled Leadership in Mental Health Systems and Programs

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 709-710 [Full Text] [PDF]

Maxine Harris

A Deafening Silence and Violent Partners

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 710-711 [Full Text] [PDF]

Deepak Dev and Debra A. Pinals

Homicide: A Psychiatric Perspective, 2nd edition

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 711-712 [Full Text] [PDF]

Sarah Guzofski

Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 712 [Full Text] [PDF]

News & Notes 

Carol Bernstein Is President-Elect, Alan Schatzberg's Presidency Starts in May

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News Briefs

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