Comparison and predictors of treatment adherence and remission among patients with schizophrenia treated with paliperidone palmitate or atypical oral antipsychotics in community behavioral health organizations

AbstractMobile technologies represent potentially novel and scalable intervention delivery platforms for adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a prospective, mixed methods pilot study to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the WhatsApp® platform to deliver individual counseling services and facilitate peer support for ALWH in western Kenya. Thirty ALWH (17 female, mean age 15.4) on ART, engaged in HIV care and aware of their status, were enrolled. After 6 months, participants described their experiences with the intervention. Treatment adherence, stigma, and mental and behavioral health were assessed prospectively. Participants reported overall positive experiences and indicated that the platform encouraged peer network development. They endorsed potential benefits for treatment adherence, stigma reduction, and mental and behavioral health. All participants supported intervention expansion. In western Kenya, WhatsApp® was an acceptable and feasible platform for mobile counseling and peer support for ALWH.

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Implementation of a Metabolic Management Practice Change in a Community Behavioral Health Clinic: An Evidence Based Practice Project

10.22371/07.2017.037 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Brenda Boyle

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Health ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Management Practice ◽

Practice Change ◽

Health Clinic ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Metabolic Management ◽

Community Behavioral Health

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Collaboration Between Universities and Public Behavioral Health Organizations

University and Public Behavioral Health Organization Collaboration in Justice Contexts ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190052850.003.0011 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 191-210

Author(s):

Kirk Heilbrun ◽

Christy Giallella ◽

H. Jean Wright ◽

David DeMatteo ◽

Patricia Griffin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Health Organizations ◽

Major Purpose ◽

Working Together ◽

Successful Collaboration

This book’s major purpose is to offer detailed information about successful collaborations between universities and public behavioral health organizations in criminal justice contexts. This final chapter distills the descriptions of collaborative projects offered in the previous nine contributed chapters into a series of “lessons learned” toward building, operating, and sustaining a successful collaboration. The lessons are offered in particular areas: planning, working together, training, consultation, financial considerations, personnel, and research. This volume, including the nine specific exemplary projects and the final “lessons learned” chapter, has implications for comparable collaborations between universities and public behavioral health organizations in a criminal justice context.

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