This Month's Highlights 

February 2010: This Month's Highlights

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Taking Issue 

Bonnie T. Zima

Weighing Scientific Evidence: Let's Keep the Blindfold Off

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Articles 

Prathamesh Pathak, Donna West, Bradley C. Martin, Mark E. Helm, and Crystal Henderson

Evidence-Based Use of Second-Generation Antipsychotics in a State Medicaid Pediatric Population, 2001–2005

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 123-129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pravin Kamble, Jeff Sherer, Hua Chen, and Rajender Aparasu

Off-Label Use of Second-Generation Antipsychotic Agents Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 130-136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jo C. Phelan, Marilyn Sinkewicz, Dorothy M. Castille, Steven Huz, and Bruce G. Link

Effectiveness and Outcomes of Assisted Outpatient Treatment in New York State

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 137-143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mildred Vera, Coralee Perez-Pedrogo, Sarah Enid Huertas, Maria Leticia Reyes-Rabanillo, Deborah Juarbe, Aracelis Huertas, Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodriguez, and William Chaplin

Collaborative Care for Depressed Patients With Chronic Medical Conditions: A Randomized Trial in Puerto Rico

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 144-150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Myrna M. Weissman, Yuval Neria, Marc J. Gameroff, Daniel J. Pilowsky, Priya Wickramaratne, Rafael Lantigua, Steven Shea, and Mark Olfson

Positive Screens for Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care: A Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients Who Were Not in Treatment

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 151-159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven D. Vannoy, Patricia Arean, and Jürgen Unützer

Advantages of Using Estimated Depression-Free Days for Evaluating Treatment Efficacy

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 160-163 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jodi M. Gonzalez, Charles L. Bowden, Nancy Berman, Ellen Frank, Mark S. Bauer, Jane N. Kogan, Margarita Alegría, and David J. Miklowitz

One-Year Treatment Outcomes of African-American and Hispanic Patients With Bipolar I or II Disorder in STEP-BD

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 164-172 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie B. Mallinger and J. Steven Lamberti

Psychiatrists' Attitudes Toward and Awareness About Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 173-179 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Columns 

Deborah Dobransky-Fasiska, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Harold Alan Pincus, Enrico Castillo, Brenda E. Lee, Adrienne L. Walnoha, Charles F. Reynolds, III, and Charlotte Brown

Public-Academic Partnerships: Improving Depression Care for Disadvantaged Adults by Partnering With Non-Mental Health Agencies

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 110-112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marisa Elena Domino and Joel F. Farley

Economic Grand Rounds: Did Medicare Part D Improve Access to Medications?

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 118-120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elizabeth Morelli

Personal Accounts: A Simple Request for Sleep: An 11-Year Journey

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 121-122 [Full Text] [PDF]

Open Forum 

Beth Goldman, Lisa B. Dixon, David A. Adler, Jeffrey Berlant, Rebecca A. Dulit, Ann Hackman, David W. Oslin, Samuel G. Siris, and Marcia Valenstein

Rational Protection of Subjects in Research and Quality Improvement Activities

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 180-183 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Reports 

R. Andrew Chambers, Michael C. Connor, Cathy J. Boggs, and George F. Parker

The Dual Diagnosis Physician-infrastructure Assessment Tool: Examining Physician Attributes and Dual Diagnosis Capacity

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 184-188 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data supplements]

Michele Hill, Niall Crumlish, Petter Whitty, Mary Clarke, Stephen Browne, Moayyad Kamali, Anthony Kinsella, John L. Waddington, Conall Larkin, and Eadbhard O'Callaghan

Nonadherence to Medication Four Years After a First Episode of Psychosis and Associated Risk Factors

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 189-192 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]

David Lee Goldbloom, Ramin Mojtabai, and Michael J. Serby

Weekend Prescribing Practices and Subsequent Seclusion and Restraint in a Psychiatric Inpatient Setting

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Sarah A. Landsberger and David R. Diaz

Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment of Deaf Adults: Demographic and Diagnostic Comparisons With Hearing Inpatients

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 196-199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Glen L. Xiong, Ana-Maria Iosif, Michael Brook, and Donald M. Hilty

Predictors of Decertification From Involuntary Hospitalization for Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 200-203 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Frontline Reports 

Matthew D. Levy, Sally Ricketts, and Wayne Le Blanc

Motivational Interviewing Training at a State Psychiatric Hospital

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Carolyn Rodriguez, Lisa Panero, and Audrey Tannen

Personalized Intervention for Hoarders at Risk of Eviction

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Book Reviews 

Lauren M. Sitzer

DSM-IV-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 206 [Full Text] [PDF]

Joseph Tonkonogy

The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 206-207 [Full Text] [PDF]

Kenneth S. Thompson

Prescriptions for the Mind: A Critical View of Contemporary Psychiatry

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 207-208 [Full Text] [PDF]

Cheri Hoffman

Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men

Psychiatr Serv 2010 61: 208 [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard E. Kellogg

Handbook of Human Services Management, 2nd edition

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News & Notes 

2010 Federal Budget Boosts Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs

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News Briefs

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