The Nonphysician as Primary Therapist in Hospital Psychiatry

DAVID W. CLINE and DAVID L. ROUZERAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.4.407

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The authors describe a model unit utilizing the nonphysician as primary inpatient therapist for psychiatric patients in a university hospital. The theoretical basis, administrative structure, training program, methods of operation, and problem areas are discussed. Treatment results of this program showed that use of nonmedical primary therapists for psychiatric inpatients is efficacious and provides one answer to the manpower crisis in the mental health field.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128 • Number 4 • October 1971

Pages: 407 - 411

PubMed: 4398627

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Published in print: October 1971

Published online: 1 April 2006

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DAVID W. CLINE

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, 412 Union St., S.E., Minneapolis, Minn. 55455

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DAVID L. ROUZER

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, 412 Union St., S.E., Minneapolis, Minn. 55455

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The Nonphysician as Primary Therapist in Hospital Psychiatry

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