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Clinical Utility as a Criterion for Revising Psychiatric Diagnoses
June 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Published in 1994, the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as DSM-IV, lists mental disorders and their symptoms. Psychiatrists and other health professionals use it as a guide in diagnosing and treating ...
Mental Illness Hospitalizations of Youth in Washington State
August 1, 0200 | Journal Article
Overall hospitalization rates for youth decreased during the past two decades as a result, in part, of a shift from inpatient to outpatient management of many conditions.
Extra! Newspaper for Teens Increases Coverage of Youth Health Topics, Expands Circulation
February 28, 2003 | Program Results Report
In 1998, the American Youth Work Center began providing regular coverage of youth health issues in their newspaper, Youth Today, and expanded circulation and paid subscriptions to the paper.
A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence
August 6, 2003 | Journal Article
A Randomized Controlled Trial
Giving Clients Freedom to Choose Services Helps People with Severe Mental Disabilities
September 22, 2003 | Program Results Report
The Monadnock Developmental Services developed a project that enabled persons with chronic developmental disabilities to exercise greater self-determination in the care they receive and make their own decisions about how their needs are met.
The Impact of Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Healthcare Utilization Among Primary Care Patients
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an urban primary care population is associated with a doubling of the number of hospitalizations and over twice the utilization of mental health resources. PTSD was not, however, associated with higher emergency department use or outpatient visits.
Stigma and Coercion in the Context of Outpatient Treatment for People with Mental Illnesses
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An exploration of stigma, coercion and treatment for mental illness offered supportive evidence for the coercion to beneficial treatment and the coercion to detrimental stigma perspectives. Future treatment approaches should attempt to reduce perceptions of coercion for those receiving treatment.
PTSD in Urban Primary Care
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
High Prevalence and Low Physician Recognition.
Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities
July 27, 2007 | Program Results Report
Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities was designed to help states expand their substance abuse treatment systems through more efficient use of existing resources and funding streams.
Prevalence, Recognition, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a National Sample of US Children
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study examined the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children in the United States. Also of interest was the impact of socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors on the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of AD ...