November 2008: This Month's Highlights Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1241
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Pedro Ruiz The Persistence of Disparities in Mental Health Care Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1239
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Lloyd I. Sederer Mental Health Policy and Services Five Years After the President's Commission Report: An Interview With Michael F. Hogan Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1242-1244
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Rosanna M. Coffey, Jeffrey A. Buck, Cheryl A. Kassed, Joan Dilonardo, Carol Forhan, William D. Marder, and Rita Vandivort-Warren Transforming Mental Health and Substance Abuse Data Systems in the United States Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1257-1263
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Margarita Alegría, Pinka Chatterji, Kenneth Wells, Zhun Cao, Chih-nan Chen, David Takeuchi, James Jackson, and Xiao-Li Meng Disparity in Depression Treatment Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1264-1272
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Ira Lesser, Sidney Zisook, Deborah Flores, Andres Sciolla, Stephen Wisniewski, Ian Cook, Marcy Epstein, Aurora Rosales, Carlos Gonzalez, Madhukar Trivedi, James Luther, Jonathan Alpert, and A. John Rush Depression Outcomes of Spanish- and English-Speaking Hispanic Outpatients in STAR*D Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1273-1284
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A. Rani Elwy, Gayatri Ranganathan, and Susan V. Eisen Race-Ethnicity and Diagnosis as Predictors of Outpatient Service Use Among Treatment Initiators Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1285-1291
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Amanda Toler Woodward, Robert Joseph Taylor, Kai McKeever Bullard, Harold W. Neighbors, Linda M. Chatters, and James S. Jackson Use of Professional and Informal Support by African Americans and Caribbean Blacks With Mental Disorders Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1292-1298
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Ce Shen, Michael Smyer, Kevin J. Mahoney, Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, Judith Shinogle, Julie Norstrand, Ellen Mahoney, Carole Schauer, and Paolo del Vecchio Consumer-Directed Care for Beneficiaries With Mental Illness: Lessons From New Jersey's Cash and Counseling Program Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1299-1306
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Sandra G. Resnick and Robert A. Rosenheck Integrating Peer-Provided Services: A Quasi-experimental Study of Recovery Orientation, Confidence, and Empowerment Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1307-1314
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Matthew Chinman, Alicia Lucksted, Robert Gresen, Mara Davis, Miklos Losonczy, Bradley Sussner, and Lisa Martone Early Experiences of Employing Consumer-Providers in the VA Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1315-1321
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Dave Sells, Ryan Black, Larry Davidson, and Michael Rowe Beyond Generic Support: Incidence and Impact of Invalidation in Peer Services for Clients With Severe Mental Illness Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1322-1327
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Charles Maynard and Edward J. Boyko Datapoints: Suicide Rates in the Washington State Veteran Population Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1245
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Alexander L. Miller, Linda Lopez, Jodi M. Gonzalez, Albana Dassori, Gary Bond, and Dawn Velligan Public-Academic Partnerships: Research in Community Mental Health Settings: A Practicum Experience for Researchers Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1246-1248
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Donna J. Keyser, Katherine E. Watkins, Anna-Marie Vilamovska, and Harold Alan Pincus Focus on Alcohol & Drug Abuse: Improving Service Delivery for Individuals With Co-occurring Disorders: New Perspectives on the Quadrant Model Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1251-1253
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Gordon R. Seidenberg Personal Accounts: Could Noah's Life Have Been Saved? Confronting Dual Diagnosis and a Fragmented Mental Health System Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1254-1255
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Daniel J. Luchins Improving Care, Improving Performance, or Just Improving Numbers? Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1328-1330
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Kara Zivin, John F. McCarthy, Ryan J. McCammon, Marcia Valenstein, Edward P. Post, Deborah E. Welsh, and Amy M. Kilbourne Health-Related Quality of Life and Utilities Among Patients With Depression in the Department of Veterans Affairs Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1331-1334
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Bruce B. Way, Donald A. Sawyer, Stephanie N. Lilly, Catherine Moffitt, and Barbara J. Stapholz Characteristics of Inmates Who Received a Diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness Upon Entry to New York State Prison Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1335-1337
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Stynke Castelein, Mark van der Gaag, Richard Bruggeman, Jooske T. van Busschbach, and Durk Wiersma Measuring Empowerment Among People With Psychotic Disorders: A Comparison of Three Instruments Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1338-1342
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Helen Suurvali, David Hodgins, Tony Toneatto, and John Cunningham Treatment Seeking Among Ontario Problem Gamblers: Results of a Population Survey Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1343-1346
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Declan T. Barry, Marvin A. Steinberg, Ran Wu, and Marc N. Potenza Characteristics of Black and White Callers to a Gambling Helpline Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1347-1350
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Kenneth E. Fletcher Handbook of Psychiatric Measures, 2nd Edition Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1351
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Mark R. Munetz Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1352
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Cynthia Pattillo Comparative Approaches to Program Planning Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1352-1353
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John J. Miller The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1353-1354
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Paul Plasky Madness: A Bipolar Life Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1354
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Parity Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Signed into Law Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1356
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Annual Survey Finds Increases in State Medicaid Enrollment and Spending as Economy Falters Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 1356
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