Psychiatric Services
- Volume 26
- Number 6
- June 1975
Article
Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages349–353Within the last few years several lawsuits have significantly increased both the procedural and the substantive rights of mental patients; among them are Lessard v. Schmidt, in which the court held that persons facing involuntary civil commitment are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.6.349Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages354–358Legislation passed in 1972 mandated the establishment of Professional Standards Review Organizations to review the quality of medical services to beneficiaries of the Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health programs. Physicians in all 203 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.6.354Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages358–362A large, multiservice community mental health center operates a utilization review program based on a three-level system of chart review by medical records personnel, a utilization review technician, and a committee of clinicians. Review Is facilitated by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.6.358Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages362–365This study examined the frequency, length, and content of staffs discussions and written reports about 90 hospitalized psychiatric patients. The reporting habits of staff on three different units of one hospital were compared. On the units where nursing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.6.362Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages365–370In conjunction with the development of a computerized goal-oriented record system at Forest Hospital in Des Plaines, Illinois, research staff developed a psychiatric goal list from goal statements most frequently used at the hospital. Treatment methods ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.6.365Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages371–373A psychiatric problem-oriented medical record designed for use by multidisciplinary teams was introduced at Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, Connecticut, in 1972. The need for revision in the hospital's medical record system had been pointed up by the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.6.371Publication date: 01 June 1975
Pages374–377The entry and assessment service of Harborview Community Mental Health Center, attempting to find the most suitable approach to diagnosis and assessment for its facility, developed the Behavior Analysis Report (BAR). The BAR is a five-part report written ...
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