Editors
| Co-Editors: | Kathleen Biebel, UMass Psychiatry - Center for Mental Health Services Research |
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| Randi Segatore, UMass Psychiatry - Career Development and Research Office |
- Psychiatry Issue Briefs: Concise research findings with real-world recommendations and action items for providers and consumers of mental health services
- Research in the Works: Brief one page descriptions of on-going research at the UMass Department of Psychiatry
- Research You Can Use: Research findings from literature reviews, white papers, and other research aimed at busy providers
- Transitions RTC: Publications aimed at improving supports for youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions
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Current Publications
Volume 10, Issue 3 (2013)
The University of Massachusetts Medical School Child Trauma Training Center (UMMS-CTTC)
Research in the Works
Jessica L. Griffin, Melodie Wenz-Gross, Toni M. Irsfeld, Heather Forkey, Thomas Grisso, and Laurel Post
The UMMS Child Trauma Training Center mission is to improve the identification of trauma and increase trauma-sensitive care and access to evidence-based trauma-focused treatment for at-risk and underserved populations in Central and Western Massachusetts, including court-involved youth and military families, ages 6 to 18 years.
Volume 10, Issue 2 (2013)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies for Behavioral Health Disorders
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jeremiah Slutsky, Jay Byron, and Carl E. Fulwiler
This issue brief provides a brief history of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) followed by a focus on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). An overview and literature review of MBCT describes the emergence of MBCT as an intervention addressing depression. This Issue Brief concludes with recent findings that call for further MBCT research in the areas of anxiety and addiction relapse.
Volume 10, Issue 1 (2013)
A Jail Diversion Program for Veterans with Co-occurring Disorders: MISSION - DIRECT VET
Research in the Works
Paul Christopher, William H. Fisher, Mary Ellen Foti, Carl E. Fulwiler, Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., Stephanie W. Hartwell, David A. Smelson, and Debra Pinals
MISSION DIRECT VET (Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration, Outreach, and Networking Diversion & Recovery for Traumatized Veterans, “MDV”) is a study funded by a grant from SAMHSA to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) being conducted by UMass Medical School, UMass Boston, the Veterans Administration, the DMH, and other state agencies. This court-based diversion program serves Massachusetts veterans with trauma-related mental health and substance use problems.
Publication Archive
Access to Care
Integration of Primary Health Care & Wellness Services Into a Community Mental Health Center
Research in the Works
Marie Hobart
Children
The University of Massachusetts Medical School Child Trauma Training Center (UMMS-CTTC)
Research in the Works
Jessica L. Griffin, Melodie Wenz-Gross, Toni M. Irsfeld, Heather Forkey, Thomas Grisso, and Laurel Post
The Massachusetts RU4Kids Study: Using Evidence to Improve Medicaid Mental Health Services For Massachusetts Children and Youth
Research in the Works
Joanne Nicholson, Laurel K. Leslie, and Susan Maciolek
Lessons Learned: Facilitating Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice Programs
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Valerie Williams and Thomas Grisso
Strategies for Maximizing Medicaid to Fund Children's Mental Health Services
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Kathleen Biebel and Judith Katz-Leavy
Wraparound Case Management for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: A Qualitative Look at Caregivers' Experiences
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Christina Breault, Shannon Lewis, and Jennifer Taub
Developing Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Gina M. Vincent and Thomas Grisso
Serving Children at Risk of Out-of-Home Placement in Community Settings in the Commonwealth
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jennifer Taub, Beth R. Hinden, and Bernice Gershenson
Issues in Pediatric Prescribing of Psychopharmacological Agents: Perspectives of Pediatricians, Caregivers and Case Workers
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jennifer Taub, Matthew Johnsen, Christina Breault, and Marjory Kravitz
Community Based Participatory Research
Overcoming Barriers to Addressing Perinatal Depression: Perspectives of Women
Research in the Works
Nancy Byatt, Kathleen Biebel, Liz Friedman, and Gifty Debordes-Jackson
Young Adults Getting Involved: Participatory Action Research and Transition Age Youth
Research You Can Use
Jonathan Delman
Consumer Involvement in Research
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Suzanne Garverich, Lorna J. Simon, Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., James E. McDonald Jr., and John Grillo
Depression
Overcoming Barriers to Addressing Perinatal Depression: Perspectives of Women
Research in the Works
Nancy Byatt, Kathleen Biebel, Liz Friedman, and Gifty Debordes-Jackson
Depression in Women During Childbearing Years: Causes, Symptoms, Challenges & Treatment
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Kristina M. Deligiannidis
Does Routine Screening Matter? The Prenatal Emotional Health Screening Project (PEHS)
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jennifer Taub, Rebecca Lundquist, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Tara Zandi
Education and Training
My Mental Health Rights on Campus
Transitions RTC
Lisa M. Smith, N. Ackerman, and Amanda Costa
Teens on IEPs: Making My “Transition” Services Work for Me
Transitions RTC
Jennifer Whitney and Lisa M. Smith
Getting Accommodations at College: Tools for School
Transitions RTC
Amanda Costa
Armed with an Attitude: Validation of the Mental Health Attitude Survey for Police (MHASP)
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jonathan C. Clayfield, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr.
Copping an Attitude? Assessing Police Attitudes about Persons with Mental Illness
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jonathan C. Clayfield and Kenneth E. Fletcher
Crisis Intervention and Risk Management Training for Police: De-Escalating Offenders in Crisis While Maintaining Public Safety
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jonathan C. Clayfield, Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., Maurice H. Richardson, William H. Fisher, and Kristen M. Roy-Bujnowski
Employment
Do I Tell My Boss?: Disclosing My Mental Health Condition at Work
Transitions RTC
Amanda Costa and Lisa M. Smith
Supported Employment Adapted for Young Adults with Peer Mentors: A Feasibility Study
Transitions RTC
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR): A Young Adult’s Guide
Transitions RTC
Jennifer Whitney, Lisa M. Smith, and Tania Duperoy
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): What Happens to Your SSI When You Turn 18?
Research You Can Use
L. Long
Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers
Research in the Works
Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Colleen E. McKay, Charles W. Lidz, William H. Fisher, Marsha Langer Ellison, and Lisa M. Smith
Applying for a Job: The Young Adult’s Guide
Transitions RTC
Ethics
Informed Consent and the Clinician-Client Relationship
Research You Can Use
Charles W. Lidz
Institutional Review Boards: What Do They Do? How Do They Protect Subjects?
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Christopher Jackson, Philip J. Candilis, Suzanne Garverich, Lauren A. Gellar, Charles W. Lidz, and Teresa Roach
Restraint and Seclusion: Can They Become Obsolete Practices?
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Goran Jovanovic and Matthew Johnsen
Can People with Mental Illness Consent to Research?
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Charles W. Lidz
Protection of Vulnerable Populations: Research Involving Prisoners
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr. and Jonathan C. Clayfield
Family
The University of Massachusetts Medical School Child Trauma Training Center (UMMS-CTTC)
Research in the Works
Jessica L. Griffin, Melodie Wenz-Gross, Toni M. Irsfeld, Heather Forkey, Thomas Grisso, and Laurel Post
Overcoming Barriers to Addressing Perinatal Depression: Perspectives of Women
Research in the Works
Nancy Byatt, Kathleen Biebel, Liz Friedman, and Gifty Debordes-Jackson
Family Networks Implementation Study: Integrating Rigor and Relevance in Effective Research Partnerships
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jodi Adams, Joanne Nicholson, Susan Maciolek, and Kathleen Biebel
Families with Overlapping Needs
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Beth R. Hinden, Bernice Gershenson, Valerie Williams, and Joanne Nicholson
Pathological Gambling: The High Stake Need for Treatment
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Elizabeth A. Aaker
Wraparound Case Management for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: A Qualitative Look at Caregivers' Experiences
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Christina Breault, Shannon Lewis, and Jennifer Taub
HIV/AIDS
Spirituality in HIV+ Patient Care
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Joni L. Utley and Amy B. Wachholtz
Legal Issues
Mental Illness, Advocacy & Recovery: Ready or Not?
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jeffrey L. Geller
MISSION Community Re-Entry for Women (MISSION-CREW) Program Development and Implementation
Research in the Works
Debra A. Pinals, Laura Guy, Carl E. Fulwiler, Andrea Leverentz, Stephanie W. Hartwell, and Elizabeth Aaker Orvek
Confidentiality Uncovered: Why Peer Supporters Need Protection
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Antonia Seligowski and Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr.
Community Reintegration of Persons with SMI Post Incarceration
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Stephanie W. Hartwell
Adolescent Mental Health Gender Differences in Arrest Onset and Risk
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Maryann Davis, William H. Fisher, Steven M. Banks, and Bernice Gershenson
Drug-Related Arrests among Persons with Serious Mental Illness
Psychiatry Issue Brief
William H. Fisher, Kristen M. Roy-Bujnowski, Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., Jonathan C. Clayfield, and Steven M. Banks
Lessons Learned: Facilitating Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice Programs
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Valerie Williams and Thomas Grisso
Mental Health and Primary Care
Integration of Primary Health Care & Wellness Services Into a Community Mental Health Center
Research in the Works
Marie Hobart
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies for Behavioral Health Disorders
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jeremiah Slutsky, Jay Byron, and Carl E. Fulwiler
Mindfulness and Health
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Carl E. Fulwiler and Fernando de Torrijos
Multicultural
Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers
Research in the Works
Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Colleen E. McKay, Charles W. Lidz, William H. Fisher, Marsha Langer Ellison, and Lisa M. Smith
Pathways to Alcohol Use for Rural Latino Adolescents
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Rosalie A. Torres Stone
Parenting
Overcoming Barriers to Addressing Perinatal Depression: Perspectives of Women
Research in the Works
Nancy Byatt, Kathleen Biebel, Liz Friedman, and Gifty Debordes-Jackson
Mothers with Mental Illness Who Are Childhood Trauma Survivors: Implications for Policy and Practice
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Joanne Nicholson and Karen Albert
Wraparound Case Management for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: A Qualitative Look at Caregivers' Experiences
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Christina Breault, Shannon Lewis, and Jennifer Taub
Families Living with Mental Illness
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Joanne Nicholson, Karen Albert, Maria Bairos, Steven M. Banks, Kathleen Biebel, Jonathan C. Clayfield, Bernice Gershenson, Beth R. Hinden, Susan M. Phillips, Lawrence Stier, Valerie Williams, and Alexis D. Henry
Peers
Supported Employment Adapted for Young Adults with Peer Mentors: A Feasibility Study
Transitions RTC
Confidentiality Uncovered: Why Peer Supporters Need Protection
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Antonia Seligowski and Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr.
Policy
Mental Illness, Advocacy & Recovery: Ready or Not?
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jeffrey L. Geller
First Steps & Beyond: Incorporating Shared Decision Making (SDM) in Massachusetts Mental Health Services (Report & Recommendations from the 2009 Summit)
Research You Can Use
Jonathan Delman, Mary Ellen G. Foti, Lisa Mistler, and Tamar Skolnick
Assessing Risk for Inappropriate Sexual Behavior: Advice from the 2006 Mentally Ill/Problematic Sexual Behavior Program Summit
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Gina M. Vincent
Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Outpatient Treatment
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jennifer Taub
Rehabilitation/Recovery
Preparing the Open Dialogue Approach for Implementation in the United States
Research in the Works
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Mary Olson
Mental Illness, Advocacy & Recovery: Ready or Not?
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jeffrey L. Geller
MISSION Community Re-Entry for Women (MISSION-CREW) Program Development and Implementation
Research in the Works
Debra A. Pinals, Laura Guy, Carl E. Fulwiler, Andrea Leverentz, Stephanie W. Hartwell, and Elizabeth Aaker Orvek
Incorporating Tobacco Cessation Activities in ICCD Clubhouses
Research You Can Use
Colleen E. McKay, Douglas M. Ziedonis, and Valerie F. Williams
Confidentiality Uncovered: Why Peer Supporters Need Protection
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Antonia Seligowski and Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr.
Recent Research Findings from the Program for Clubhouse Research
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Colleen E. McKay
Service Systems
Preparing the Open Dialogue Approach for Implementation in the United States
Research in the Works
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Mary Olson
Harmonizing Databases? Evaluating Effectiveness of A Statewide Public Mental Health Reentry Program
Research in the Works
Stephanie W. Hartwell, Xiaogang Deng, William H. Fisher, Carl E. Fulwiler, and Debra A. Pinals
The Massachusetts RU4Kids Study: Using Evidence to Improve Medicaid Mental Health Services For Massachusetts Children and Youth
Research in the Works
Joanne Nicholson, Laurel K. Leslie, and Susan Maciolek
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): What Happens to Your SSI When You Turn 18?
Research You Can Use
L. Long
Integration of Primary Health Care & Wellness Services Into a Community Mental Health Center
Research in the Works
Marie Hobart
First Steps & Beyond: Incorporating Shared Decision Making (SDM) in Massachusetts Mental Health Services (Report & Recommendations from the 2009 Summit)
Research You Can Use
Jonathan Delman, Mary Ellen G. Foti, Lisa Mistler, and Tamar Skolnick
Implementation Research: The Black Box of Program Implementation
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Katherine Woolsey and Kathleen Biebel
Evidence Based Practices in Mental Health: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Research Considerations
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Colleen E. McKay
Wraparound Case Management for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: A Qualitative Look at Caregivers' Experiences
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Christina Breault, Shannon Lewis, and Jennifer Taub
Assertive Community Treatment: Re-thinking a Tried and Tested Service Model
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Robert M. King
Critical Issues in Transitioning to the Community: Addressing Criminalization, Homelessness, Co-Occurring Disorders, and the Need for Systems Integration
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., Jonathan C. Clayfield, Kristen M. Roy-Bujnowski, William H. Fisher, and Maurice H. Richardson
Spirituality
Spirituality in HIV+ Patient Care
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Joni L. Utley and Amy B. Wachholtz
Suicide Intervention and Prevention
The Impact of Suicide Calls on Police
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Barry N. Feldman, Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., Bernice Gershenson, Jonathan C. Clayfield, and Richard P. Cody
Technology
Estimating Frequencies from Multiple Source Data
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Elizabeth A. Aaker, Charles W. Lidz, and Lorna J. Simon
Maximizing the Results of Internet Surveys
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jill Rosenbaum and Charles W. Lidz
Application of Mapping to Psychiatric Services
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Kristen M. Roy-Bujnowski
Tobacco Addiction
Incorporating Tobacco Cessation Activities in ICCD Clubhouses
Research You Can Use
Colleen E. McKay, Douglas M. Ziedonis, and Valerie F. Williams
Addressing Tobacco through Organizational Change (ATTOC)
Research in the Works
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Sarah A. Baker
Addressing Tobacco Use in Adult Mental Health Service Programs
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Colleen E. McKay, Douglas M. Ziedonis, Gregory Seward, Valerie Williams, Kevin Bradley, Jennifer Colburn, and David Rocheleau
Transition Age Youth
Do I Tell My Boss?: Disclosing My Mental Health Condition at Work
Transitions RTC
Amanda Costa and Lisa M. Smith
Treatment Retention Strategies in Transition Age Youth
Research in the Works
Maryann Davis, Charles W. Lidz, Lisa R. Fortuna, William H. Fisher, and Lisa Mistler
Supported Employment Adapted for Young Adults with Peer Mentors: A Feasibility Study
Transitions RTC
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR): A Young Adult’s Guide
Transitions RTC
Jennifer Whitney, Lisa M. Smith, and Tania Duperoy
My Mental Health Rights on Campus
Transitions RTC
Lisa M. Smith, N. Ackerman, and Amanda Costa
Becoming an Adult: Challenges for Those with Mental Health Conditions
Transitions RTC
Maryann Davis, Kathryn Sabella, Lisa M. Smith, and Amanda Costa
Teens on IEPs: Making My “Transition” Services Work for Me
Transitions RTC
Jennifer Whitney and Lisa M. Smith
Young Adults Getting Involved: Participatory Action Research and Transition Age Youth
Research You Can Use
Jonathan Delman
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): What Happens to Your SSI When You Turn 18?
Research You Can Use
L. Long
Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers
Research in the Works
Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Colleen E. McKay, Charles W. Lidz, William H. Fisher, Marsha Langer Ellison, and Lisa M. Smith
Getting Accommodations at College: Tools for School
Transitions RTC
Amanda Costa
Crossing the Divide: Programs that Bridge Child & Adult Mental Health Services
Research You Can Use
Maryann Davis
TTYL: Keeping in Contact With Your Professional
Transitions RTC
My “Must Have” Papers
Transitions RTC
Applying for a Job: The Young Adult’s Guide
Transitions RTC
Adolescent Mental Health Gender Differences in Arrest Onset and Risk
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Maryann Davis, William H. Fisher, Steven M. Banks, and Bernice Gershenson
Adolescents' Competence to Stand Trial: Justice for Disabled and Immature Youths
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Thomas Grisso and Gina M. Vincent
Youth Transitioning to Adulthood: Effects of Different Population Policies in Child and Adult Mental Health Service Systems
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Maryann Davis and Nancy Koroloff
Supporting the Transition to Adulthood
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Maryann Davis
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Systems: Responding to the Needs of Youth with Mental Health Conditions and Delinquency
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Thomas Grisso, Maryann Davis, and Gina M. Vincent
Trauma
The University of Massachusetts Medical School Child Trauma Training Center (UMMS-CTTC)
Research in the Works
Jessica L. Griffin, Melodie Wenz-Gross, Toni M. Irsfeld, Heather Forkey, Thomas Grisso, and Laurel Post
Traumatized Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Kenneth E. Fletcher
Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Resources
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Colleen E. McKay and Meghan E. Heffernan
Veterans
A Jail Diversion Program for Veterans with Co-occurring Disorders: MISSION - DIRECT VET
Research in the Works
Paul Christopher, William H. Fisher, Mary Ellen Foti, Carl E. Fulwiler, Albert J. Grudzinskas Jr., Stephanie W. Hartwell, David A. Smelson, and Debra Pinals
Brain Injury Resources
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Colleen E. McKay and Meghan E. Heffernan
A Jail Diversion Program for Veterans with Co-Occuring Disorders: MISSION - DIRECT VET
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Paul P. Christopher
Violence
Stalking: Advances in Conceptual Understanding and Management
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Debra A. Pinals
You Light my Fire: Understanding Pathological Firesetting
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Jeffrey L. Geller
Violence and People with Mental Illness Served in the Public Mental Health System
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Charles W. Lidz, Thomas Grisso, Karen Albert, and Kim Smith
Wellness
Preparing the Open Dialogue Approach for Implementation in the United States
Research in the Works
Douglas M. Ziedonis and Mary Olson
Integration of Primary Health Care & Wellness Services Into a Community Mental Health Center
Research in the Works
Marie Hobart