Psychiatric Services
- Volume 31
- Number 9
- September 1980
Article
Publication date: 01 September 1980
Pages610–613The Mental Health Association was founded in 1909 as a citizen advocate organization for the mentally ill. Today it embraces more than a million members in nearly 850 chapters nationwide and conducts numerous programs designed to prevent mental illness, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.9.610Publication date: 01 September 1980
Pages614–617Litigation has been a successful strategy in securing rights for the mentally ill. After early victories, however, limits of litigation began to emerge; implementation of court orders raised many policy questions. The translation of broad rights into ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.9.614Publication date: 01 September 1980
Pages623–627To delineate the role of a general hospital emergency ward in the treatment of deinstitutionalized patients, the author analyzed the demographic and clinical characteristics of a systematic sample of 663 patients appearing for emergency ward treatment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.9.623Publication date: 01 September 1980
Pages628–630A two-day training workshop for mental health center staff on preventing or dealing with patients' assaultive behavior included a values clarification exercise, a discussion of guidelines for preventing assaultive behavior, and practice of defense and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.31.9.628