Primary Care

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EDITORIAL

Many Thanks

The editor in chief of the PCC thanks reviewers for their service in this issue's editorial.

Larry Culpepper

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

An Open Trial of Behavioral Activation in Veterans With Major Depressive Disorder or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care

Behavioral activation treatment for depression is effective for patients referred from primary care. Could it also be effective for PTSD as well? Read this article to find out more.

Daniel F. Gros & more

CASE REPORT

Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in a Collaborative Care Setting

Primary care providers face competing demands in a fast-paced environment. Read about a case of neurosyphilis identified in a primary care clinic, demonstrating the importance of longitudinal assessment and teamwork within the collaborative care model.

Dayna LePlatte & more

ARTICLES

A Single Integrated Behavioral Health Appointment Improves Patients’ Perceptions of Behavioral Health Treatment

Would a single same-day behavioral health appointment following a primary care appointment result in improvements in patients' perceptions of mental health treatment? Read this article to find out more.

Jennifer M. Wray & more

ARTICLES

A Qualitative Study to Assess How Primary Care Versus Psychiatric Providers Evaluate and Treat Pediatric Patients With Irritability

Irritability in children is a common complaint and can be broadly classified as normal and developmental or abnormal. Due to increased incidence of bipolar disorder diagnosis in children and concerns about inappropriate treatment, there is a need to determine and review how practitioners assess irritability. Thus, this study looked at how primary care versus specialist practitioners assess and treat school-aged children with irritability. Read on to find out more.

Anna L. Scandinaro & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Association Between Stigma and Depression Outcomes Among Chinese Immigrants in a Primary Care Setting

Asian Americans have among the lowest rates of mental health service utilization of any racial/ethnic group in the United States, and research has identified stigma as an underlying reason for this. A group from Harvard looked at the impact of self-stigma in 190 Chinese immigrants with MDD. Learn about its effect on both depression scores and quality of life.

Justin A. Chen & more

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Tactics to Improve Adherence in Depressed Primary Care Patients

C. Brendan Montano

EDITORIAL

Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Status Report

Larry Culpepper

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Resolving Residual Symptoms in Primary Care Patients With Depression

Rakesh Jain & more

BRIEF REPORTS

Retrospective Audit of the Management of Anal Insertion of Foreign Bodies: A Holistic Approach

Although the voluntary anal insertion of a foreign body (IFB) doesn' t necessarily indicate mental illness, this is the case for many of the patients who present for emergency surgical procedures. This Brief Report reviews the current practices and management for such cases of anal IFB at a single acute hospital.

Ahmed Yahya and Jude Chukwuma

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

The Identification and Resolution of Residual Symptoms in Depressed Primary Care Patients

Rakesh Jain

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A Psychiatric Presentation of Adrenal Insufficiency: A Case Report

Benjamin I. Perry

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Serum Fatty Acid Latent Classes Are Associated With Suicide in a Large Military Personnel Sample

Levels of several fatty acids (FAs) have been linked to suicidal behavior, though research...

Arthur Thomas Ryan & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Cross-Cutting Symptom Domains Predict Functioning in Psychotic Disorders

Read this study to learn how both psychotic and nonpsychotic symptom domains predict funct...

Julia M. Longenecker & more

META-ANALYSIS

Single Versus Multiple Daily Dosing Regimens of Psychotropic Drugs for Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Single-daily-dose regimens are easier for patients to follow than multiple-dose regimens a...

Yuhei Kikuchi & more

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