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Appreciation to Reviewers
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Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - August 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

What ’s in a Name? A Lot! Ours Is Now the National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - August 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Engaging the Community to Effectively Plan and Implement Community-Based Mental Health Programs
AbstractCommunity engagement is recognized as an effective means to maximizing public health program impacts despite challenges such as power imbalances that can undermine efforts. The value of engaging communities as equitable partners in the design and delivery of community-based programs has gained increasing traction over the last few decades. Most research in this area has been focused on partnerships between academia and communities, leaving a knowledge gap regarding engagement between community organizations and between community organizations and members. This paper presents a process evaluation that aimed to ident...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - August 18, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Moving from Implementation Science to Implementation Practice: The Need to Solve Practical Problems to Improve Behavioral Health Services
AbstractIt is well recognized that the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) is critical to improving service outcomes for those receiving behavioral health services. However, EBPs are not easily implemented in behavioral health settings, and there are many challenges to supporting these services over time. Recently, research efforts in implementation science (IS) have greatly expanded our understanding of issues that influence the successful implementation of EBPs. Unfortunately, less effort has been devoted to translating this research theory on a practical level to help individual service entities solve the specific pr...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - August 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

An Exploration of Self-Reported Medicinal Cannabis Use Among a Sample of Eastern Canadian Postsecondary Students
AbstractIn October 2018, prior to the legalization of cannabis in Canada, a survey was completed by 1050 Memorial University of Newfoundland students. Both descriptive quantitative and thematic qualitative data analyzes were used. Approximately 16% of the sample reported ever using cannabis for medicinal purposes (n=175), with only 16.6% of medicinal users reporting authorization by a healthcare provider (HCP). The majority (80.2%) were aware of possible side effects of cannabis. Prior personal experience (65.3%) and peer influence (59.5%) informed participants ’ medicinal use. Approximately 40% reported having replaced/...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - July 8, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Association between Patient Activation and Outcomes among Severely Mentally Ill Patients
AbstractLittle is known about the association between patient activation, health, service utilization, and cost among mental health (MH) patients. Patients aged 18 to 64 with schizophrenia (Sz,n = 43), bipolar disorder (BD,n = 59), or major depressive disorder (MDD,n = 34) completed the Patient Activation Measure for Mental Health (PAM-MH), the Colorado Symptom Index, demographic, socioeconomic, treatment, and social support questionnaire items. Average PAM-MH score indicated BD patients the most activated (66.6 ± 17.5), Sz (57.4 ± 10.4) less activ ated, and MDD the least activated (55.4 ± 14.6). Th...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Use of the Jung/Myers Model of Personality Types to Identify and Engage with Individuals at Greatest Risk of Experiencing Depression and Anxiety
AbstractDepression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. Objectives were (1) to determine the strength of the association between personality type with depression and anxiety using the Preferred Communication Style Questionnaire (PCSQ ©) and the Four-Item Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4) and (2) evaluate the extent to which severity of depression and anxiety is associated with personality type. Data were collected via a self-administered online survey of 10,500. Chi-square analysis compared persona lity types and depression and anxiety. Practical significance was deter...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Increasing Engagement in Post-Withdrawal Management Services Through a Practice Bundle and Checklist
This study provides insights into how to improve transitions to enhance SUD care and outcomes. (Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research)
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Medicaid Expansion and Low-Income Adults with Substance Use Disorders
AbstractProblems accessing affordable treatment are common among low-income adults with substance use disorders. A difference-in-differences analysis was performed to assess changes in insurance and treatment of low-income adults with common substance use disorders following the 2014 ACA Medicaid expansion, using data from the 2008 –2017 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. Lack of insurance among low-income adults with substance use disorders in expansion states declined from 34.8% (2012–2013) to 20.0% (2014–2015) to 13.5% (2016–2017) while Medicaid coverage increased from 24.8% (2012–2013) to 48.0% (2016–...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Sustaining Treatment for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior: Administrator and Stakeholder Perspectives Following Implementation
This study examines administrator and stakeholder perspectives on factors influencing the sustainability of Problematic Sexual Behavior Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT). After initial implementation of PSB-CBT, qualitative interviews (N = 42) on the sustainability of services were conducted with treatment program administrators (n = 10) and community stakeholders (n = 32) from six sites across the USA. Interviewees discussed key facilitators and barriers for sustainability and identified the following factors as impacting the sustainability of PSB-CBT: public relations, policy, inter-agency collaboration,...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research