Category Archives: Measurement-based care

Essential Components of First-Episode Psychosis Services

Posted on May 1, 2013 by rkennedy

A study published in May 1st, 2013 Psychiatric Services identified essential evidence-based components of first-episode psychosis services. The research took place in two stages. First a systematic literature review, then, a consensus-building technique, the Delphi, was used with an international … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Adherence, Antipsychotic medication, Early intervention, Measurement-based care, Mental health, Metabolic screening, Professionalism, Psychosis, Schizophrenia | Comments Off

The Prevalence of ADHD Revisited

Posted on September 7, 2012 by rkennedy

A study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published this week in the Journal of Attention Disorders sought to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Monitoring the prevalence of ADHD is an … Continue reading →

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Some Depressed Outpatients Who Are Not Assessed to be in Remission, Consider Themselves In Remission

Posted on August 9, 2012 by rkennedy

A study in Depression and Anxiety by researchers from Brown Medical School, Rhode Island, examined how many mildly symptomatic depressed patients in ongoing treatment who did not score in the remission range on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) … Continue reading →

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