Feasibility and Efficacy of Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training in An Outpatient Setting for A Group of Patients with Extensive Care Needs - A Transdiagnostic Approach
ConclusionThese study results confirm to some extent the feasibility and effectiveness of the intensive DBT-ST in a transdiagnostic clinical setting. The participants had a positive outcome from the skills training program, but psychiatric healthcare consumption did not decrease. (Source: Psychiatric Quarterly)
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - October 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Three-Year Prognosis of Late-Life Depression in an Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic: Medical Comorbidities Worsen Outcomes
AbstractDepression is one of the most important reasons for psychiatric referrals in elderly patients. Geriatric depression can be chronic and is associated with an increased risk of dementia. We aimed to determine the prognosis of major depression patients and associated risk factors regarding persistence of depression. Patients who were admitted to the tertiary geriatric psychiatric outpatient unit of Istanbul University-Cerrahpa şa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul between January and December 2018 and were diagnosed with major depression according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria were included in the study. A str...
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Canadian Adults: to what Extent Might Social Support Subdomains and Negative Social Interactions Predict Psychological Distress?
AbstractGeneralized anxiety disorder (GAD) may involve persistent and unwarranted anxiety, fear, and rumination, combined with various somatic symptoms (e.g., fatigue, dizziness, muscle tension, and nausea) which may compel many to withdraw socially. While studies report an inverse relationship between social support and psychological distress among adults with GAD, those that assess the distinct influence of negative social relations, particularly by sex are limited. The primary aims of this study were to (a) assess and compare respondents with a lifetime of GAD in terms of levels of perceived social support (using the So...
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The Relationship Between Serious Mental Illness and Criminal Offending in Persons Experiencing Homelessness: The Role of Substance Use Disorder
AbstractIndividuals who live with mental illness are encumbered by related risk factors that increase the probability of legal involvement. The goal was to determine how homelessness and substance use disorder are intervening factors in the relationship between symptoms of serious mental illness (SMI) and criminal offending. A sample of 210 chronically homeless adults receiving SAMHSA-funded outreach and psychiatric rehabilitation services between 2014 and 2016 was recruited in a study of interventions to address housing in homeless persons with a SMI. Participants were interviewed and data collected were analyzed using st...
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Correction to: The Causal Role of Lockdowns in COVID ‑19: Conclusions from Daily Epidemiological, Psychological, and Sociological Data
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Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Care Retention Among Veterans with Serious Mental Illness who were once lost-to-Veterans Health Administration care
Conclusion: Most Veterans who return to care via the SMI Re-Engagement program remain in VHA care for th e subsequent two years. (Source: Psychiatric Quarterly)
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Characteristics of International Assaultive Psychiatric Patients: Review of Published Findings, 2017 –2022
AbstractSince the 1960s, empirical research has focused on a better understanding of the characteristics of assaultive psychiatric patients. International research from 1960 to 2017 indicated that male and female patients with schizophrenia and substance use disorder presented the greatest risk for assault with nursing personnel being at higher risk. This present review of studies sought to assess the latest research findings on assaultive patients for the most recent five-year period, 2017 –2022. It was hypothesized that patients with schizophrenia and substance use disorders would present the greatest assault risk for ...
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Public Works Employees and Posttruamatic Stress Disorder: an At-Risk Population
AbstractAlthough not widely known, public works employees in the United States were designated as emergency providers during critical incidents in 2003 and have provided these public works services, when activated. These public works employees may be either employees of a specific government entity or, more recently, privately contracted employees who provide similar services for a government entity. First responders working critical incidents are at risk for psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is less clear, however, whether government/contracted public works employees working the same critic...
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - September 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
