Tranquilizer Prescribing as a Function of the Experience and Availability of the Therapist

WERNER M. MENDELAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.1.16

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A two-year study indicated that the more experienced the therapist is, the less he tends to use tranquilizing drugs to manage hospitalized psychotic patients. It was also observed that patients admitted during the weekend, when fewer therapists were available and hence less patient-therapist contact was possible, had a greater chance of receiving a prescription for medication.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 1 • July 1967

Pages: 16 - 22

PubMed: 6025946

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Published in print: July 1967

Published online: 1 April 2006

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WERNER M. MENDEL

Professor of Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1934 Hospital Place, Los Angeles, Calif. 90033, and Director, Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Services, Los Angeles County General Hospital

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Tranquilizer Prescribing as a Function of the Experience and Availability of the Therapist

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