Psychiatric Services

Volume 28
Number 6
June 1977

Article

29th Institute on Hospital & Community Psychiatry

Howard V. Bair

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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A Federal Study of Deinstitutionalization: How the Government Impedes Its Goal

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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A COMMUNITY HOME PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS ATTENDING A DAY TREATMENT CENTER

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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USING SATELLITE TRANSMISSION FOR COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENTS OF PATIENTS IN REMOTE FACILITIES

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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Mania and Milieu: Treatment of Manics in a Therapeutic Community

Publication date: 01 June 1977

Pages431–436

The authors observed the management of 35 manic patients admitted to a 32-bed general hospital unit that emphasized milieu treatment. They concluded that the principles of treatment derived from the therapeutic community model—democratization and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.6.431

The Therapeutic Community in Theory and Practice

Publication date: 01 June 1977

Pages436–440

To obtain an operational description of the therapeutic community, the authors reviewed recent literature and composed a 40-item questionnaire describing aspects of the therapeutic community. The questionnaire was mailed to authors of recently published ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.6.436

Outpatient Group Psychotherapy for the Elderly: An Alternative to Institutionalization

Publication date: 01 June 1977

Pages440–442

Two case studies illustrate the positive effects of group psychotherapy for elderly outpatients of a municipal hospital in an industrial community of Baltimore. Most of the outpatients were depressed about physical, mental, or social losses. A total of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.6.440

The Use of Groups in Brief Inpatient Treatment of Adolescents

Publication date: 01 June 1977

Pages443–445

The authors describe a short-term inpatient program for adolescents that uses a variety of group sessions to help them deal with their immediate problems and, when necessary, prepare them for outpatient treatment. No attempt at complete ego reconstruction ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.6.443

Mini-Groups: Maximizing the Therapeutic Milieu on an Acute Psychiatric Unit

Publication date: 01 June 1977

Pages445–447

The authors have found small groups (called mini-groups) an effective way to work with patients who are too regressed or disturbed to benefit from individual psychotherapy and who find larger groups over-whelming and confusing. Mini-groups were formed in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.6.445

Obtaining State Legislation for Insurance Coverage of Day Hospitalization

Publication date: 01 June 1977

Pages448–450

Whether a patient receives treatment in a 24-hour inpatient setting or a less restrictive day hospital program often depends strongly on what kinds of care the patient's health insurance policy covers. In 1974 advocates of partial hospitalization programs ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.6.448

Partial Hospitalization: Trends and Approaches

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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GAMES INSTITUTIONS PLAY: AN EXCLUSIONARY PLOT

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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EXCEPTIONAL DIETARY NEEDS OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

Sidney Gold

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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ANOTHER TRAINING FILM AND MANUAL SHOWING STAFF HOW TO HANDLE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PATIENTS

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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MORE ON DISCHARGES AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE: THEY'RE ALL BUT HISTORY IN ANN ARBOR

Gail Barton

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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USING HOSPITAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE: KUDOS AND CRITICISM

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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MATURATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY: AN ORGANIC APPROACH TO HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH—by Maxwell Jones, M.D.; Human Sciences Press, New York City, 1976, 169 pages, $12.95

Michael H. Sacks

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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THE HEALTH GAP: MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE POOR—edited by Robert L. Kane, M.D., Josephine M. Kasteler, Ph.D., and Robert M. Gray, Ph.D.; Springer, New York City, 1976, 321 pages, $13.50 hardcover, $8.95 paperbound

Andrew J. Gordon

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND MUTUAL HELP: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATIONS—edited by Gerald Caplan, M.D., and Marie Killilea; Grune & Stratton, New York City, 1976, 325 pages, $19.50

Paul R. Ahr

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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OTTO (a series of five half-hour films, color, 16 mm. and videocassette, 1976). Produced by and available from the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401. Purchase, $315 for each film or $1260 for the series; rental, $12.50 for each film. (All five films have been added to the film library of the Hospital & Community Psychiatry Service and are available to members of the service.)

Jack Neher

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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ONE STEP AHEAD (28 minutes, color, 16 mm., 1976). Distributed by Motorola Teleprograms, Inc., 4825 North Scott Street, Schiller Park, Illinois 60176. Purchase, $375; rental, $50. (This film has recently been added to the film library of the Hospital & Community Psychiatry Service and is available to all members of the service.)

Jack Neher

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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HOMEMAKER-HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES TO THE MENTALLY ILL AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED—by Violet M. Sieder, Ph.D., and Charlotte J. Califf, M.S.S.; National Council for Homemaker-Home Health Aide Services, Inc., 1976, 92 pages, paperbound. Available from the council, 67 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003, for $3 prepaid

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORY—1977, 363 pages. Published by and available from John T. Grupenhoff, Ph.D., Science and Health Communications Group, Inc., 1740 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, for $19.50 hardbound (price includes paperbound update)

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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NEWS & NOTES

Publication date: 01 June 1977

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