Outpatient provider staffing ratios: Binary recursive models associated with quality, access, and satisfaction.
Psychological Services, Vol 20(1), Feb 2023, 137-143; doi:10.1037/ser0000449Veterans Health Administration (VHA) continues to expand the mental health (MH) workforce to meet increasing demand for services. In the present study, longitudinal unbiased recursive partitioning models (conditional inference trees) were created to identify optimal cutoffs for outpatient staffing ratios associated with success on VHA’s measures of quality, access, and satisfaction. Quarterly Staff-to-Patient Ratios (SPRs), defined as the number of full-time equivalent providers per 1,000 veterans receiving outpatient mental health care, were cal...
Source: Psychological Services - November 15, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Motivational interviewing for family planning and reducing risky sexual behavior among incarcerated men nearing release: A randomized controlled pilot study.
This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of MI for family planning and risky sexual behaviors with incarcerated men nearing release. Preliminary efficacy of the MI intervention was also compared to an educational control group. Thirty-two men were assessed at baseline and randomized to one 90-min session. Assessment occurred 2 months after release. MI was feasibly administered, and participants were highly satisfied with both treatments. In addition, those who received MI reported higher rates of condom use with casual partners, higher rates of partner use of hormonal contraceptives, and slightly higher rates ...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Examining the feasibility and effectiveness of online acceptance and commitment therapy self-help in a quasi-stepped care model: A pilot study.
Psychological Services, Vol 20(1), Feb 2023, 166-177; doi:10.1037/ser0000596The global burden of mental illness and limited resources make increasing the efficiency of available mental healthcare resources especially crucial. One way this can be done is a stepped care approach to treatment. To test the viability of using internet-based self-help in a stepped care model, we examined the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of an online self-help acceptance and commitment (ACT) program prior to starting in-person therapy at a university community clinic (N = 51). Online program acceptability was at least moderate. T...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Transcending self therapy: Four-session individual integrative cognitive-behavioral treatment: A case report.
We present a successful application of Transcending Self Therapy: Four-Session Individual Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (Individual TST-I-CBT), that helped a male combat veteran with Alcohol Use Disorder, Severe, and PTSD enter recovery and reduce depressive symptoms. Session 1 focused on problem solving and behaviors; Session 2 centered on checking and changing thoughts; Session 3 emphasized behaviors, thoughts, and coping; and Session 4 consisted of review and finalizing the recovery plan. After the second Individual TST-I-CBT session, he was abstinent from alcohol use and remained abstinent throughout the r...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Testing assumptions about peer support specialists’ susceptibility to stress.
This study is among the first to characterize stress among PSs, compared to data on other groups. Seven hundred and thirty-eight PSs working in U.S. mental health settings completed a cross-sectional online survey that included the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Participants’ scores were compared with those obtained in prior samples of nonreferred adults and nonpeer clinicians. Comparisons are stratified by PSs’ level of current symptoms, assessed with the Brief Symptom Inventory. As a group, PSs experienced low to moderate levels of general and wo...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Enhancing child mental health in school and community settings: A pilot study of the kids’ empowerment program.
Psychological Services, Vol 19(4), Nov 2022, 770-782; doi:10.1037/ser0000591Many children experience serious mental health problems that, if left untreated, have long-term consequences for their optimal development. Many more have symptoms that fall below clinical thresholds and remain untreated. Yet there are substantial barriers to receiving help. A newly developed preventive intervention program focused on promoting emotional well-being was provided to children in school and community settings and evaluated to assess its effects on mental health outcomes of children’s anxiety and depression. Participants in both inter...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The role of the consultant in consultation for an evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
This article outlines potential reasons for consultant effects and possible biases at play that may reduce the accuracy of consultant perceptions and presents suggestions on alternative strategies to assess clinician skill during consultation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Psychological Services)
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Psychology, politics, and female empowerment: An interview with Dr. Bobbie Celeste.
Psychological Services, Vol 19(4), Nov 2022, 688-692; doi:10.1037/ser0000452In the following interview, Bobbie Celeste, PhD, reflects on her experiences as a counseling psychologist, longtime social justice advocate, and founder and codirector of the Women’s Political Leadership Circles. She provides specific details regarding her path to her current position, the nature of her work (i.e., setting, duties, challenges), and her hopes for the future. She also reflects on what she has learned over the years and provides guidance for mental health professionals interested in pursuing political advocacy work. (PsycInfo Databa...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
"Observations from the national implementation of Measurement Based Care in Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs": Correction.
Psychological Services, Vol 19(4), Nov 2022, 636; doi:10.1037/ser0000566Reports an error in "Observations from the national implementation of Measurement Based Care in Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs" by Sandra G. Resnick and Rani A. Hoff (Psychological Services, 2020[Aug], Vol 17[3], 238-246). In the original article, the data reported in Figure 1 are incorrect. The baseline data point (FY16Q3) is 16.8% for Champion Sites, and 16.6% for non-Champion Sites. The final data point (FY18Q3) is 28.8% for Champion Sites, and 26.1% for non-Champion Sites. The corrected Figure 1 is present in the erratum. (The ...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Transcending self therapy: Four-session individual integrative cognitive-behavioral treatment: A case report.
We present a successful application of Transcending Self Therapy: Four-Session Individual Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (Individual TST-I-CBT), that helped a male combat veteran with Alcohol Use Disorder, Severe, and PTSD enter recovery and reduce depressive symptoms. Session 1 focused on problem solving and behaviors; Session 2 centered on checking and changing thoughts; Session 3 emphasized behaviors, thoughts, and coping; and Session 4 consisted of review and finalizing the recovery plan. After the second Individual TST-I-CBT session, he was abstinent from alcohol use and remained abstinent throughout the r...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Testing assumptions about peer support specialists’ susceptibility to stress.
This study is among the first to characterize stress among PSs, compared to data on other groups. Seven hundred and thirty-eight PSs working in U.S. mental health settings completed a cross-sectional online survey that included the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Participants’ scores were compared with those obtained in prior samples of nonreferred adults and nonpeer clinicians. Comparisons are stratified by PSs’ level of current symptoms, assessed with the Brief Symptom Inventory. As a group, PSs experienced low to moderate levels of general and wo...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Enhancing child mental health in school and community settings: A pilot study of the kids’ empowerment program.
Psychological Services, Vol 19(4), Nov 2022, 770-782; doi:10.1037/ser0000591Many children experience serious mental health problems that, if left untreated, have long-term consequences for their optimal development. Many more have symptoms that fall below clinical thresholds and remain untreated. Yet there are substantial barriers to receiving help. A newly developed preventive intervention program focused on promoting emotional well-being was provided to children in school and community settings and evaluated to assess its effects on mental health outcomes of children’s anxiety and depression. Participants in both inter...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The role of the consultant in consultation for an evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
This article outlines potential reasons for consultant effects and possible biases at play that may reduce the accuracy of consultant perceptions and presents suggestions on alternative strategies to assess clinician skill during consultation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Psychological Services)
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Psychology, politics, and female empowerment: An interview with Dr. Bobbie Celeste.
Psychological Services, Vol 19(4), Nov 2022, 688-692; doi:10.1037/ser0000452In the following interview, Bobbie Celeste, PhD, reflects on her experiences as a counseling psychologist, longtime social justice advocate, and founder and codirector of the Women’s Political Leadership Circles. She provides specific details regarding her path to her current position, the nature of her work (i.e., setting, duties, challenges), and her hopes for the future. She also reflects on what she has learned over the years and provides guidance for mental health professionals interested in pursuing political advocacy work. (PsycInfo Databa...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
"Observations from the national implementation of Measurement Based Care in Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs": Correction.
Psychological Services, Vol 19(4), Nov 2022, 636; doi:10.1037/ser0000566Reports an error in "Observations from the national implementation of Measurement Based Care in Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs" by Sandra G. Resnick and Rani A. Hoff (Psychological Services, 2020[Aug], Vol 17[3], 238-246). In the original article, the data reported in Figure 1 are incorrect. The baseline data point (FY16Q3) is 16.8% for Champion Sites, and 16.6% for non-Champion Sites. The final data point (FY18Q3) is 28.8% for Champion Sites, and 26.1% for non-Champion Sites. The corrected Figure 1 is present in the erratum. (The ...
Source: Psychological Services - November 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
