2025
Medicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression
Tetlow S, Phillips V, Hockenberry J. Medicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258491. PMID: 40314953, PMCID: PMC12048850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service useOutpatient mental health service useHealth service useOut-of-pocket expenditureMental health servicesOutpatient mental health servicesService useMedicare beneficiariesHealth servicesDepression screeningUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsAccessibility of mental health servicesMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentInterrupted time series designOutpatient mental healthMental health careCost-sharingMental health conditionsEconomic evaluationProportion of beneficiariesTask Force recommendationsBarriers to treatmentNationally representative sampleTime series designOlder with depressionUnderstanding Patient Referral Practices and Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals Among Neurologists
Gopaul M, Chiraroekmongkon S, Altalib H. Understanding Patient Referral Practices and Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals Among Neurologists. Neurology Clinical Practice 2025, 15: e200455. PMID: 39980575, PMCID: PMC11839230, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careMental health professionalsMental health servicesHealth professionalsHealth careHealth servicesPerceptions of mental health professionalsEffectiveness of mental health careNeurology clinicPsychiatric comorbiditiesFollow-up planCare coordinationPrimary careComanage patientsReferral frequencyMental healthChi-square testFunctional neurological disorderMixed-methods approachReferral patternsReferral practicesUS neurologistsQualitative interviewsNeurologists' practicesCareOpen Access: Addressing dissociation symptoms with trauma-focused mentalization-based treatment
Rüfenacht E, Shaverin L, Stubley J, Smits M, Bateman A, Fonagy P, Luyten P. Open Access: Addressing dissociation symptoms with trauma-focused mentalization-based treatment. 2025, 173-197. DOI: 10.4324/9781003560616-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalization-based treatmentDissociative symptomsHistory of traumatic experiencesPost-traumatic stress symptomsExpressions of dissociationMental health careMentalization theoryStress symptomsTraumatic experiencesTreatment approachesSymptomsMentalTherapeutic objectivesHealth careClinical settingClinical symptomsAttachmentDissociation“I think we're on a cusp of some change:” coping and support for mental wellness among Black American women
McCall T, Foster M, Tomlin H, Adepoju B, Bolton-Johnson M, Bellamy C. “I think we're on a cusp of some change:” coping and support for mental wellness among Black American women. Frontiers In Psychology 2025, 15: 1469950. PMID: 39877228, PMCID: PMC11772172, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1469950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health treatmentMental healthBlack womenHealth treatmentMental health careDigital health toolsMental health providersFocus group transcriptsMental health needsWomen's mental healthBlack women’s mental healthMental health researchMental health challengesHealth providersGroup transcriptsBlack American womenHealth needsLess stigmaHealth careHealth researchHealth toolsMental wellnessFocus groupsCoping skillsHealth challengesThe Trifecta of Industry, Academic, and Health System Partnership to Improve Mental Health Care Through Smartphone-Based Remote Patient Monitoring: Development and Usability Study
Epperson C, Davis R, Dempsey A, Haller H, Kupfer D, Love T, Villarreal P, Matthews M, Moore S, Muller K, Schneck C, Scott J, Zane R, Frank E. The Trifecta of Industry, Academic, and Health System Partnership to Improve Mental Health Care Through Smartphone-Based Remote Patient Monitoring: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e57624. PMID: 39773396, PMCID: PMC11751643, DOI: 10.2196/57624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital mental health technologiesMental health careMental health technologiesMental health crisisHealth systemHealth careElectronic health record adaptationsHealth technologiesPatients' mental health statusClinic visitsMental health care providersHealth system partnershipsHealth care providersMental health statusElectronic health recordsMental health treatmentMonitoring patient symptomsHealth crisisPsychiatric outpatient clinicPatients' self-ratingsRemote patient monitoringCare providersDepressive disorderPatient experienceHealth records
2024
Antidepressant use in spatial social networks
Lengyel B, Tóth G, Christakis N, Bíró A. Antidepressant use in spatial social networks. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadr0302. PMID: 39642229, PMCID: PMC11623294, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr0302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant useSpatial social networksSocial networksAssociated with depression treatmentSmall-town residentsCohesiveness of social networksDiversity of social networksCohesive social networksMental health careDepression treatmentMental well-beingLocal communitiesMental healthEmpirical workWell-beingDistant communitiesDiverse networksHealth careLocal accessDistant placesCommunityIndividualsAntidepressantsYoung individualsTiesMedicare Accountable Care Organization Treatment of Serious Mental Illness
Newton H, Colla C, Busch S, Tomaino M, Hardy B, Brunette M, Agravat D, Meara E. Medicare Accountable Care Organization Treatment of Serious Mental Illness. Medical Care 2024, 63: 123-132. PMID: 39616411, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedicare accountable care organizationsAccountable care organizationsFee-for-service Medicare claimsPatient-level qualityPrimary care needsMental health careMental health hospitalMental health needsTop tertileCross-sectional associationsFee-for-serviceCare needsUtilization outcomesFollow-upHealth needsCare organizationsMental illnessHealth careMedicare claimsHealth HospitalCardiovascular disease monitoringBottom tertileBeneficiary characteristicsStudy sampleCareCultural Spanish Adaptation, Factor Structure, and Reliability of Implementation Science Instruments for Suicide Prevention
Pérez-Matus S, Hernández-Ramírez R, González-Forteza C, Benjet C, Villalobos-Gallegos L. Cultural Spanish Adaptation, Factor Structure, and Reliability of Implementation Science Instruments for Suicide Prevention. Psychological Services 2024 PMID: 39541544, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoot mean square error of approximationComparative fit indexConfirmatory factor analysis indicesEvidence-based practiceMexican-Spanish versionTucker-Lewis fit indexConfirmatory factor analysisSuicide preventionInternal consistencyImplementation of evidence-based practicesSpecialized mental health careSpanish versionFit indicesMental health careCross-cultural adaptationStandardized Root Mean SquareValues of comparative fit indexPreliminary psychometric propertiesAt-risk populationsError of approximationFactor structureGatekeeper interventionTraining interventionFeasibility measuresHealth carePsychotherapy to Emphasize Self-Directed Recovery for Persons With Serious Mental Illness: Contributions From Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT)
Faith L, Wiesepape C, Bonfils K, Lysaker P, Martin A. Psychotherapy to Emphasize Self-Directed Recovery for Persons With Serious Mental Illness: Contributions From Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT). Psychological Services 2024, 21: 928-937. PMID: 38780561, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-directed recoveryEvidence-based psychotherapiesMental illnessMetacognitive reflectionLevels of mental health careSerious mental illnessMental health careIndividual psychotherapyInsight TherapyMetacognitive capacityTreatment of peopleSymptom reductionPsychotherapyInterpersonal environmentLevel of trainingHealth careMetacognitive frameworkRecovery outcomesSMIPersonsSelf-determinationFunctional improvementSocial workersCareIllnessTen Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic
Stein N, Stolzmann K, Abel E, Burgess C, Franz A, Connolly S, Meshberg N, Bailey H, Osser D, Smith E, Bauer M, Godleski L, Miller C. Ten Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2024, 31: 269-278. PMID: 39421937, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTelemental healthVeterans AffairsMental health-related quality of lifeMental health-related qualityQuality-of-care indicesQuality mental health careU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsHealth-related quality of lifeTelemental health clinicsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMental health careMedical CenterMental health consultationPositive suicidal screeningHealth care systemVA Medical CenterQuality of lifeBipolar spectrum disordersPostprogram assessmentsHealth clinicsHealth consultationCare systemHealth careSuicide screeningDepressive symptomsDeveloping personas to inform the design of digital interventions for perinatal mental health
Zimmermann M, Yonkers K, Tabb K, Schaefer A, Peacock-Chambers E, Clare C, Boudreaux E, Lemon S, Byatt N, Tulu B. Developing personas to inform the design of digital interventions for perinatal mental health. JAMIA Open 2024, 7: ooae112. PMID: 39494447, PMCID: PMC11528508, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigital mental health interventionsPerinatal populationDigital interventionsPerinatal mental health conditionsPerinatal mental healthMental health careMental health interventionsDesign of digital interventionsMental health conditionsMental health concernsUser-centered designHealth interventionsHealth careMental healthSensitive interventionsHealth conditionsParticipant interviewsHealth concernInterventionPerinatal individualsAnxietyQualitative analysisPotential user groupsPopulationUser engagementA Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: A Comparison of Somatic Versus Mental Health Care
Benda N, Harkins S, Hermann A, Pathak J, Kim J, Zhao Y, Turchioe M. A Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: A Comparison of Somatic Versus Mental Health Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 977-979. PMID: 39375311, PMCID: PMC11914669, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09090-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program
Magnabosco V, Ferrara M, Domenicano I, Cruciata M, Sarela A, Emanuelli F, Grassi L. Adolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program. International Journal Of Psychiatry In Clinical Practice 2024, 28: 224-234. PMID: 39810320, DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2024.2446777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskFirst-episode psychosisGeneral practitionersSpecialised mental health careStandardised assessmentMental health careQuality improvement initiativesAdolescent mental healthAdult psychiatric servicesHigh riskCAMH careCAMH servicesEarly intervention programsHealth careSub-optimal adherenceImprovement initiativesMental healthPsychiatric hospitalisationPsychiatric servicesPharmacological prescriptionsDrug prescribingIntervention programsDescriptive statisticsPsychiatric differential diagnosisPsychiatric unitIdentifying Depression Through Machine Learning Analysis of Omics Data: Scoping Review
Taylor B, Hobensack M, de Rivera S, Zhao Y, Creber R, Cato K. Identifying Depression Through Machine Learning Analysis of Omics Data: Scoping Review. JMIR Nursing 2024, 7: e54810. PMID: 39028994, PMCID: PMC11297379, DOI: 10.2196/54810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProvision of mental health careCritical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional StudiesJoanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional StudiesIncreased risk of depressionShortage of providersMental health careRisk of depressionAnalytical cross-sectional studyDiagnosis of depressionCross-sectional studySymptoms of depressionSelf-reported symptomsNursing workforceIdentifying depressionPRISMA-ScRScoping reviewHealth careCritical appraisalMental disordersIncreased riskNursesAssess individualsClinical interviewDepressionScreening processProviding antiracist cognitive-behavioral therapy: Guidelines, tools, and tips
Cénat J, Haeny A, Williams M. Providing antiracist cognitive-behavioral therapy: Guidelines, tools, and tips. Psychiatry Research 2024, 339: 116054. PMID: 39024891, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyCBT interventionsAdaptations of cognitive-behavioral therapyMental healthMental health careCBT interventionCBT practicePatients' mental healthEffects of racismInternalized racismRacial traumaTherapeutic environmentRacial biasPhysical healthHealth carePervasive effectsRacialized individualsRacial issuesSpecialized trainingSelf-assessmentIncreased confidenceInterventionEffective outcomesTheoretical frameworkHealthBarriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans
Lewis C, Fischer I, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Barriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2024, 95: 367-383. PMID: 38940875, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-024-10078-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careMental health treatmentHealth careHealth treatmentReduce barriersUS veteransNegative beliefsInstrumental barriersNational Health and ResiliencePromote engagementMental health servicesPopulation-based effortsUS military veteransNationally representative dataMultivariate logistic regressionPerceived stigmaHealth servicesSocial supportPsychiatric needsVeterans StudyPractical barriersLow purposeConclusionsNearly halfMilitary veteransCareACTing Spiritually: Integrating Spiritual Care and Mental Health Care within a US Department of Veterans Affairs Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Ford K, Van Denend J, DeViva J, Cooke J, Klee A. ACTing Spiritually: Integrating Spiritual Care and Mental Health Care within a US Department of Veterans Affairs Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Journal Of Religion And Health 2024, 63: 4533-4548. PMID: 38909328, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02065-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient psychiatric unitVeterans AffairsPsychiatric unitMental health careMental health treatmentACT groupInterprofessional fellowshipSpiritual carePsychosocial rehabilitationHealth careHealth treatmentClinical tensionsQualitative findingsCommitment therapyMedical CenterCareWest-HavenUS DepartmentClinical gainsNext stepsSpiritualityConcept of acceptabilityPotential feasibilityAcceptanceGroup protocolTraining and supervision of physical health professionals to implement mental health care in paediatric epilepsy clinics
Coughtrey A, Bennett S, Stanick C, Chorpita B, Dalrymple E, Fonagy P, Cross J, Ford T, Heyman I, Moss-Morris R, Team M, Shafran R. Training and supervision of physical health professionals to implement mental health care in paediatric epilepsy clinics. Epilepsy & Behavior 2024, 157: 109905. PMID: 38909460, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPaediatric epilepsy servicesHealth professionalsMental health problemsSupervision sessionsPsychological interventionsHealth settingsClinical competenceChronic physical health conditionsDelivery of psychological interventionsEpilepsy servicesPhysical health settingsAcceptability of trainingHealth problemsTherapist competenceFace-to-face training workshopsMental health carePhysical health professionalsMental health settingsMental health interventionsMultiple mental health problemsPhysical health conditionsMental health backgroundPaediatric epilepsy clinicsRates of attendanceMeasures of therapist competenceMeasuring Access to Mental Health Services Among Primary Care Patients
Hargraves J, Cosenza C, Cleary P. Measuring Access to Mental Health Services Among Primary Care Patients. Medical Care 2024, 62: 559-566. PMID: 38842445, PMCID: PMC11226347, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsMental health servicesPrivately insured respondentsMental health medicinesHealth servicesHealth medicineHealth careAssessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsHealthcare Providers and SystemsRisk of mental health disordersMental health prescriptionsPatient experience surveysPrimary care servicesPrimary care patientsMental health carePrimary care settingBehavioral health careMental health medicationsMental health disordersInternal consistency reliabilityStratified probability sampleMeasure accessAdequate internal consistency reliabilityCare settingsCare servicesNational Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts and Intentional Self-Harm
Bommersbach T, Olfson M, Rhee T. National Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts and Intentional Self-Harm. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 741-752. PMID: 38831705, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department visitsIntentional self-harmTotal emergency department visitsDepartment visitsSelf-harm visitsVisits per capitaSelf-harmContinuum of mental health careNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyReason-for-visit codesProportion of emergency department visitsMental health careReason-for-visitSuicide attemptsMental health professionalsDrug-related diagnosesDischarge diagnosis codesCo-occurring diagnosesNational Sample SurveyCare SurveyHealth professionalsHealth careSociodemographic groupsDiagnosis codesEmergency department
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