The clinical problem addressed by this project centered on high rates of no-shows in an outpatient psychiatric facility. No-shows have detrimental impacts at the individu [...]

The authors provided an educational in-service on using the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale. Participants completed pre- and post-tests and showed a mean 23% relative [...]

Psychiatric prescribing in the corrections context is complicated by many factors. At one county correctional facility in rural Oregon, a psychiatric medication managemen [...]

The inability to promptly receive outpatient psychiatric services post-discharge for patients recently hospitalized for mental health is associated with an elevated risk [...]

The clinical problem addressed by this project is the need for enhanced communication between healthcare providers and patients within an inpatient psychiatric setting. M [...]

A quality improvement project with the aim to reduce burnout among psychiatric emergency services providers through Peer Support Groups. Despite the challenges, the proje [...]

This quality improvement (QI) project sought to improve the quality of care of patients receiving mental health services in an outpatient clinic in the Pacific Northwest.

The aim of this project was to begin the process of implementing virtual abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) assessments on in-person patients at a rural behaviora [...]

This quality improvement project sought to improve employee confidence in coping with patient aggression in an outpatient psychiatric private practice via de-escalation t [...]

Xylazine, a non-opiate animal tranquilizer, has emerged as the most prevalent adulterant in illicit drugs and is contributing to overdose deaths. Xylazine is unregulated [...]