Psychiatric Services
- Volume 24
- Number 6
- June 1973
Article
Publication date: 01 June 1973
Pages391–396At Soteria House in California, a research study is being conducted to test the effectiveness of treating schizophrenic patients by guiding them through their psychotic experiences, rather than repressing the behavior. Serving as guides are relatively ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.24.6.391Publication date: 01 June 1973
Pages396–397The author emphasizes the need for program evaluation in a community mental health center and describes several important activities of an evaluation unit. They include establishment of a comprehensive statistical reporting system; community, consumer, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.24.6.396Publication date: 01 June 1973
Pages406–409Developments in the planning, beginning, and ultimate demise of a community aftercare program illustrate the various personal styles and traits of the administrators involved and the difficulties of interagency cooperation. Clinical or administrative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.24.6.406Publication date: 01 June 1973
Pages410–415Behavior modification techniques that emphasize external control, such as token economies, have frequently been used in state hospital settings. However, at the New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute, experimental treatment programs are being developed to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.24.6.410