Psychiatric Services
- Volume 31
- Number 11
- November 1980
Article
Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages745–751Discharges and recidivism rates of 378 admissions in an urban hospital psychiatric unit were studied to investigate the impact of Pennsylvania's changed commitment law on the mentally ill patient. Variables studied for a pre-enactment and a post-enactment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.745Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages751–755Community mental health centers hospitalize patients for a significantly shorter time than do private psychiatric hospitals. Proponents of the private system of care assert that the shorter hospitalization contributes to an increased probability of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.751Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages756–758General hospital psychiatric units in "gateway cities" frequently serve both a local resident population and a community of diplomats and international travelers. The psychiatric unit of a private general hospital in Washington, D.C., serves Foreign ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.756Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages759–762Transcultural psychiatry is generally thought to be an appropriate concern only in distant or unusual environments. But because many immigrant groups in the U.S. maintain their original customs and traditions, a transcultural approach may be necessary in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.759Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages762–764For satisfactory adjustment into the community, the long-term patient often needs assistance in dealing with a bureaucracy of agencies and departments. Some professionals have suggested establishing the role of case manager, but the case management system ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.762Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages765–767A checklist to obtain patient consent for treatment with medication was developed by the author in 1976. The one-page form documents the process of obtaining consent from patients and certifies that the physician has discussed the benefits, side-effects, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.765Publication date: 01 November 1980
Page767In the September 1980 issue of Hospital & Community Psychiatry it was incorrectly stated that Carol Nadelson, M.D., a new member of the H&CP editorial board, was the author of The Woman Patient. In fact, Dr. Nadelson is co-editor of the book, along with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.767Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages768–771The development of coordinated systems for delivery of aftercare services to psychiatric patients has lagged far behind the theoretical emphasis on community maintenance. From a collaboration of 29 treatment and rehabilitation facilities, an independent ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.768Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages771–773Growing concern over possible institutional drug abuse has made it extremely important to identify procedures to systematically evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of drugs. The authors describe a two-phase drug assessment program that has permitted an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.771Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages774–776To discover characteristics of adult foster home operators that might improve future selection and training procedures, the authors studied 39 operators who lived and worked with chronic psychiatric patients from a VA hospital. The findings supported ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.11.774Publication date: 01 November 1980
Pages776–780Social workers have played an integral role in the treatment of psychiatric patients in hospitals since the earliest days of the 20th century. At first totally dependent on the support and approval of the medical profession, psychiatric social work later ...
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