A Pilot Study to Explore the Effect of Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotics on Aggression.

Objectives: To explore the effect of switching from an oral antipsychotic to a long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic on aggression, in terms of the changes of verbal and physical aggression, interventions required, self-injurious behavior, use of seclusion or restraint, antipsychotic medication refusal, and use of antipsychotics as needed (PRN).

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review at a long-term state forensic psychiatric facility. Patients treated with an oral antipsychotic for at least 6 months and then switched to a LAI antipsychotic for an additional 6 months during an 80-month period were included.

No Baby to Bring Home: Perinatal Loss, Infertility, and Mental Illness-Overview and Recommendations for Care.

Purpose Of Review: Update readers on the state of the research on mental health, perinatal loss, and infertility with a focus on providing a comprehensive overview to empower clinicians in treating this population.

Recent Findings: Rates of psychiatric illness are increased in people that experience perinatal loss and infertility. The research remains largely below the clear need for focused screening, prevention, and treatment.

Situating reproductive coercion in the sociocultural context: An ecological model to inform research, practice, and policy in the United States.

Reproductive coercion (RC) can be conceptualized as any behavior that limits one's ability to make decisions about their reproductive health. Here, we broaden this definition to consider the impact of systemic and sociocultural factors on RC using an ecological model. Specifically, we use Bronfenbrenner's model as a framework for organizing the multilevel factors that influence reproductive coercion (RC) and its impacts on individual health.

Psychological distress and treatment preferences among parents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many stressors for parents. This study was conducted to examine treatment preferences and barriers to care amidst COVID-19. Parents ( ​= ​95) completed self-report measures.

Outcomes of Macrolide Deescalation in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia.

Purpose: Current data suggest potential benefits with β-lactam plus macrolide combination therapy for empiric treatment of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, it is unclear whether deescalation to β-lactam monotherapy in the absence of positive results on diagnostic tests, such as the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 (BioFire polymerase chain reaction [PCR]), affects clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes between patients with negative BioFire PCR results deescalated to β-lactam monotherapy with those not deescalated.

Barriers to the use of Veterans Affairs health care services among female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The study investigated barriers to the utilization of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care services among female veterans who served in served in Iraq and Afghanistan, including reasons for not choosing VA health care, reasons for not seeking mental health treatment, and types of desired VA services. Female respondents to a survey assessing Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans' needs and health (N = 186) completed measures of military history, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, barriers to VA health care, and preferences for services. Barriers to use of VA health care endorsed by female veterans included receiving care elsewhere and logistical issues.

Clinical relevance of the proposed sexual addiction diagnostic criteria: relation to the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised.

The present article examines and compares the various diagnostic rubrics proposed to codify symptoms of sexual addiction, and then briefly summarizes the ongoing controversy on whether sexual addiction is a valid construct. Using the diagnostic criteria proposed by , the prevalence rate of each criterion is examined in terms of scores on the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised scales (). Differences in diagnostic criteria endorsement associated with sex, sexual orientation, and setting were also explored.

Equine-related treatments for mental disorders lack empirical support: a systematic review of empirical investigations.

Context: Equine-related treatments (ERT) for mental disorders are becoming increasingly popular for a variety of diagnoses; however, they have been subjected only to limited systematic investigation.

Objective: To examine the quality of and results from peer-reviewed research on ERT for mental disorders and related outcomes.

Method: Peer-reviewed studies (k = 14) examining treatments for mental disorders or closely related outcomes were identified from databases and article reference sections.