This Month's Highlights
September 2009: This Month's Highlights
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1163
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Taking Issue
Ronald J. Diamond
How to Support Recovery for People With Mental Illness
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1155
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Articles
Haiden A. Huskamp, Joyce C. West, Donald S. Rae, Maritza Rubio-Stipec, Darrel A. Regier, and Richard G. Frank
Part D and Dually Eligible Patients With Mental Illness: Medication Access Problems and Use of Intensive Services
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1169-1174
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Douglas L. Leslie, Somaia Mohamed, and Robert A. Rosenheck
Off-Label Use of Antipsychotic Medications in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1175-1181
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Martha Sajatovic, Marilyn A. Davies, Stephen J. Ganocy, Mark S. Bauer, Kristin A. Cassidy, Robert W. Hays, Roknedin Safavi, Frederic C. Blow, and Joseph R. Calabrese
A Comparison of the Life Goals Program and Treatment as Usual for Individuals With Bipolar Disorder
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1182-1189
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Peter P. Roy-Byrne, Jutta M. Joesch, Philip S. Wang, and Ronald C. Kessler
Low Socioeconomic Status and Mental Health Care Use Among Respondents With Anxiety and Depression in the NCS-R
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1190-1197
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Pier Maria Furlan, Marco Zuffranieri, Ferruccio Stanga, Luca Ostacoli, Jessica Patta, and Rocco L. Picci
Four-Year Follow-Up of Long-Stay Patients Settled in the Community After Closure of Italy's Psychiatric Hospitals
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1198-1202
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Hélène Dumesnil and Pierre Verger
Public Awareness Campaigns About Depression and Suicide: A Review
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1203-1213
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Mary Jane Alexander, Gary Haugland, Peter Ashenden, Ed Knight, and Isaac Brown
Coping With Thoughts of Suicide: Techniques Used by Consumers of Mental Health Services
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1214-1221
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Pallab K. Maulik, William W. Eaton, and Catherine P. Bradshaw
The Role of Social Network and Support in Mental Health Service Use: Findings From the Baltimore ECA Study
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1222-1229
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Michael C. Freed, Derik E. Yeager, Xian Liu, Kristie L. Gore, Charles C. Engel, and Kathryn M. Magruder
Preference-Weighted Health Status of PTSD Among Veterans: An Outcome for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Using Clinical Data
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1230-1238
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William B. Hawthorne, Elizabeth E. Green, David Folsom, and James B. Lohr
A Randomized Study Comparing the Treatment Environment in Alternative and Hospital-Based Acute Psychiatric Care
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1239-1244
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Irene Estrin, Raymond Goetz, David J. Hellerstein, Amy Bennett-Staub, and Gretchen Seirmarco
Predicting Falls Among Psychiatric Inpatients: A Case-Control Study at a State Psychiatric Facility
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1245-1250
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Columns
Donald Addington
Best Practices: Improving Quality of Care for Patients With First-Episode Psychosis
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1164-1166
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Tami L. Mark, Katharine R. Levit, and Jeffrey A. Buck
Datapoints: Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions by Medical Specialty
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1167
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Brief Reports
Pamela Clark Robbins, Lisa Callahan, and John Monahan
Perceived Coercion to Treatment and Housing Satisfaction in Housing-First and Supportive Housing Programs
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1251-1253
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Ezra Golberstein, Daniel Eisenberg, and Sarah E. Gollust
Perceived Stigma and Help-Seeking Behavior: Longitudinal Evidence From the Healthy Minds Study
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1254-1256
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Elissa J. Miller and Henry Chung
A Literature Review of Studies of Depression and Treatment Outcomes Among U.S. College Students Since 1990
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1257-1260
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Herng-Ching Lin, Yen-Ju Lin, Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, and Chung-Yi Li
Prenatal Care Visits and Associated Costs for Treatment-Seeking Women With Depressive Disorders
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1261-1264
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Dina L. G. Borzekowski, Jaclyn Leith, Deborah R. Medoff, Wendy Potts, Lisa B. Dixon, Theodora Balis, Ann L. Hackman, and Seth Himelhoch
Use of the Internet and Other Media for Health Information Among Clinic Outpatients With Serious Mental Illness
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1265-1268
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Ourania K. Kakisi, Anastasios A. Grammatikos, Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos, Anastasia P. Athanasoulia, Alexandra V. Papadopoulou, and Matthew E. Falagas
Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV Infections Among Patients in a Psychiatric Hospital in Greece
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1269-1272
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Letters
Erik Roskes
The Role of Coercion in Public Mental Health Practice
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1273
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Lorna L. Moser and Gary R. Bond
The Role of Coercion in Public Mental Health Practice: Reply
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1273-1274
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Book Reviews
Sidney Weissman
Is There a Doctor in the House? Market Signals and Tomorrow's Supply of Doctors
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1275
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Matthew Kleban
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1275-1276
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Yael Dvir
Clinical Manual for Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1276
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Tatyana Shteinlukht
Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Guide for Professionals and Their Patients
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1277
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Debra A. Pinals
The Criminal Brain: Understanding Biological Theories of Crime
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1277-1278
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News & Notes
U.S. Spending on Mental Illness Soars as Number of Treatment Seekers Nearly Doubles
Psychiatr Serv 2009 60: 1279
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