General hospital psychiatry
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We examined the prevalence of pain and pain severity in a sample of psychiatric inpatients. Currently, scant information exists about which patient groups are most affected by pain. ⋯ Within a group of psychiatric inpatients, pain is associated with PTSD in women and with adverse childhood experiences in both men and women. Attention should therefore be paid towards such high-risk groups and the consequences that the pain might entail for physical and mental health.
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry · Sep 2010
Collaborative depression care: history, evolution and ways to enhance dissemination and sustainability.
To describe the history and evolution of the collaborative depression care model and new research aimed at enhancing dissemination. ⋯ Collaborative depression care has extensive research supporting the effectiveness of this model. New research and demonstration projects have focused on adapting this model to new populations and medical settings and on studying ways to optimally disseminate this approach to care, including developing financial models to incentivize dissemination and partnerships with community populations to enhance sustainability and to decrease disparities in quality of mental health care.