This Month's Highlights 

July 2009: This Month's Highlights

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 877 [Full Text] [PDF]

Taking Issue 

Grayson S. Norquist

Contented but Not Better: Problems With Satisfaction

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 867 [Full Text] [PDF]

Articles 

Michael A. Hoge, John A. Morris, Gail W. Stuart, Leighton Y. Huey, Sue Bergeson, Michael T. Flaherty, Oscar Morgan, Janice Peterson, Allen S. Daniels, Manuel Paris, and Kappy Madenwald

A National Action Plan for Workforce Development in Behavioral Health

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 883-887 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David J. Kupfer, David A. Axelson, Boris Birmaher, Charlotte Brown, David E. Curet, Andrea Fagiolini, Ellen Frank, Edward S. Friedman, Victoria J. Grochocinski, Patricia R. Houck, Amy M. Kilbourne, Benoit H. Mulsant, Bruce G. Pollock, Charles F. Reynolds, III, Mary G. Stofko, Holly A. Swartz, Michael E. Thase, Scott R. Turkin, and Ellen M. Whyte

Bipolar Disorder Center for Pennsylvanians: Implementing an Effectiveness Trial to Improve Treatment for At-Risk Patients

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 888-897 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mark Olfson, Ramin Mojtabai, Nancy A. Sampson, Irving Hwang, Benjamin Druss, Philip S. Wang, Kenneth B. Wells, Harold Alan Pincus, and Ronald C. Kessler

Dropout From Outpatient Mental Health Care in the United States

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 898-907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental tables]

Paul McCrone, Helen Killaspy, Paul Bebbington, Sonia Johnson, Fiona Nolan, Stephen Pilling, and Michael King

The REACT Study: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Assertive Community Treatment in North London

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 908-913 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Somaia Mohamed, Michael Neale, and Robert A. Rosenheck

VA Intensive Mental Health Case Management in Urban and Rural Areas: Veteran Characteristics and Service Delivery

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 914-921 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lorna L. Moser and Gary R. Bond

Scope of Agency Control: Assertive Community Treatment Teams' Supervision of Consumers

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 922-928 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Patricia B. Howard, Peggy El-Mallakh, Alexander L. Miller, Mary Kay Rayens, Gary R. Bond, Karen Henderson, and Andrew T. Cooley

Prescriber Fidelity to a Medication Management Evidence-Based Practice in the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 929-935 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Verónica G. Vitriol, Soledad T. Ballesteros, Ramón U. Florenzano, Kristina P. Weil, and Dafna F. Benadof

Evaluation of an Outpatient Intervention for Women With Severe Depression and a History of Childhood Trauma

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 936-942 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jina Pagura, Sarah Fotti, Laurence Y. Katz, Jitender Sareen, and the Swampy Cree Suicide Prevention Team

Help Seeking and Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Individuals in Canada With Suicidal Behaviors

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 943-949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel Coleman, Janet S. Walker, Junghee Lee, Barbara J. Friesen, and Peter N. Squire

Children's Beliefs About Causes of Childhood Depression and ADHD: A Study of Stigmatization

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 950-957 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ann D. Bagchi, James M. Verdier, and Samuel E. Simon

How Many Nursing Home Residents Live With a Mental Illness?

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 958-964 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Catherine Anne Fullerton, Thomas G. McGuire, Zhanlian Feng, Vincent Mor, and David C. Grabowski

Trends in Mental Health Admissions to Nursing Homes, 1999–2005

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 965-971 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Columns 

John Petrila

Law & Psychiatry: Congress Restores the Americans With Disabilities Act to Its Original Intent

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 878-879 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shelly F. Greenfield and Christine E. Grella

Alcohol & Drug Abuse: What Is "Women-Focused" Treatment for Substance Use Disorders?

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 880-882 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Open Forum 

Arthur Lazarus

Improving Psychiatric Services Through Mystery Shopping

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 972-973 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Reports 

Aileen B. Rothbard, Kay Miller, Sungeun Lee, and Michael Blank

Revised Cost Estimates of Medicaid Recipients With Serious Mental Illness and HIV-AIDS

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 974-977 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aaron J. Levitt, Dennis P. Culhane, Joe DeGenova, Patrick O'Quinn, and Jay Bainbridge

Health and Social Characteristics of Homeless Adults in Manhattan Who Were Chronically or Not Chronically Unsheltered

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 978-981 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Subharati Ghosh and Jan Greenberg

Aging Fathers of Adult Children With Schizophrenia: The Toll of Caregiving on Their Mental and Physical Health

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 982-984 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cinzia Bressi, Matteo Porcellana, Orsola Gambini, Luca Madia, Riccardo Muffatti, Alberto Peirone, Susanna Zanini, Arcadio Erlicher, Silvio Scarone, and A. Carlo Altamura

Burnout Among Psychiatrists in Milan: A Multicenter Survey

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 985-988 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy D. Herschell, Jane N. Kogan, Karen L. Celedonia, James G. Gavin, and Bradley D. Stein

Understanding Community Mental Health Administrators' Perspectives on Dialectical Behavior Therapy Implementation

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 989-992 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters 

James McCreath

The Need for a "Mental Health Home"

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 993 [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas E. Smith and Lloyd I. Sederer

The Need for a "Mental Health Home": Reply

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 993-994 [Full Text] [PDF]

Marta Miret, Roberto Nuevo, and José Luis Ayuso-Mateos

Documentation of Suicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Records

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 994 [Full Text] [PDF]

Joseph Robert Cowen

A Useful Question

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 994-995 [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Reviews 

Daniel Schneider

Cognitive Dysfunction in Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Clinicians

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 996 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael C. Harlow

Assessment of Feigned Cognitive Impairment: A Neuropsychological Perspective

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 996-997 [Full Text] [PDF]

Frederick J. Stoddard, Jr.

Intervention and Resilience After Mass Trauma

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 997-998 [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert L. Klaehn

Work, Life and the Mental Health System of Care: A Guide for Professionals Supporting Families of Children With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 998-999 [Full Text] [PDF]

Margaret Bennington-Davis

Rethinking Expertise

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 999 [Full Text] [PDF]

News & Notes 

Annual Government Spending on Substance Abuse and Addiction Nears a Half Trillion Dollars

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1000 [Full Text] [PDF]

IOM Calls for Stronger Protections Against Conflicts of Interest in Research, Education, and Practice

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1000-1001 [Full Text] [PDF]

News Briefs

Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1001 [Full Text] [PDF]