- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Disability Education and Employment
Columbia University
1998-2025
Behavioral Health Services
2024-2025
Westat (United States)
2015-2024
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2011-2024
New York State Office of Mental Health
2014-2023
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
2016-2023
Places For People
2022
PROTO Manufacturing (United States)
2022
Dartmouth College
2011-2021
Northern Illinois University
2021
Alcohol use disorders are common comorbid conditions in schizophrenia, and their presence is associated with poor adjustment treatment response. Standard alcohol assessment instruments have not been' validated for schizophrenic patients, several authors questioned the validity of these patients' selfreports. A reliable valid screening procedure assessing needed. The present study used following three methods to evaluate a rural sample 75 outpatients DSM-III-R schizophrenia or schizoaffective...
Integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment within an assertive community (ACT) approach was compared to that a standard case management for 223 patients with dual disorders over three years. ACT showed greater improvements on some measures of quality life, but the groups were equivalent most measures, including stable days, hospital psychiatric symptoms, remission use disorder.
OBJECTIVE: Previous research on the prevalence of medical disorders among adults with mental illness has been inconclusive. In general, studies have found higher rates persons illness, but these did not account for comorbid substance use disorders. The authors examined whether certain are more prevalent severe and a disorder increases beyond effect alone. METHODS: Administrative data from Massachusetts Division Medical Assistance were used in cross-sectional observational study design....
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a systematic approach to helping people with severe mental illness achieve competitive employment 1. It based on eight principles: eligibility client choice, focus employment, integration of health services, attention preferences, work incentives planning, rapid job search, development, individualized supports 2. Systematic reviews have concluded that IPS an evidence-based practice 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12. With the development strong evidence base for...
In 2008 the WPA General Assembly approved Action Plan of Association for triennium Presidency Professor Mario Maj. One items is production guidelines on practical issues interest to psychiatrists worldwide (1,2. The present document, providing guidance lessons learned and mistakes avoid in implementation community mental health care, part that project. subsequent publications we shall describe more detail particular challenges solutions identified various regions worldwide. Mental problems...
Various definitions, dimensions, and components of recovery have been posited. Building on existing work, the authors propose five superordinate dimensions recovery: clinical recovery, experiencing improvements in symptoms; existential having a sense hope, empowerment, agency, spiritual well-being; functional obtaining maintaining valued societal roles responsibilities, including employment, education, stable housing; physical pursuing better health healthy lifestyle; social enhanced...
This experiment evaluated the effectiveness of 2 approaches to vocational services for persons with severe mental disorders: (1) individual placement and support (IPS), in which employment specialists within health center help patients obtain competitive jobs provide ongoing support, (2) enhanced rehabilitation (EVR), stepwise are delivered by agencies.One hundred fifty-two unemployed, inner-city disorders who expressed interest were randomly assigned IPS or EVR followed up 18 months....