Psychiatric Services
- Volume 38
- Number 6
- June 1987
Article
Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages617–623A comprehensive study of both the feasibility and the desirability of operating a state mental health system without a state hospital, except for a small forensic facility, was carried out in Vermont. Feasibility was examined in terms of client needs, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.617Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages625–631To make informed decisions about allocation of resources between state hospitals and community services, it is necessary to have comparable data on patients being served in both kinds of settings. Using a random sample of 611 severely impaired young adult ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.625Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages631–637Using the hospital records of 421 patients in a maximum-security forensic hospital, the authors explored the relationship between clinical factors and patients' receptiveness to or refusal of drug treatment. They found drug treatment refusal to be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.631Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages638–643An assessment of 110 young adult chronic patients on six variables related to their social interactions indicates that social behavior may be an important indicator of treatment needs. The assessment delineated four treatment profiles—subgroups of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.638Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages643–647Current emphasis on reducing length of hospital stay has stimulated a review of the philosophical, clinical, and administrative approaches to brief psychiatric hospitalization of children. A model of time-limited hospitalization on an eight-bed children's ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.643Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages648–651The grounds for liability in cases of involuntary civil commitment have been broadened in recent years. Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have been found liable for infringement of civil rights under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.648Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages652–656Computer systems have become more accessible to clinicians as a result of the introduction of user-friendly software and low-cost terminals and printers. At a Veterans Administration medical center in California, an automated psychiatric record system is ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.652Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages656–661A one-year training program for advanced psychiatry, psychology, and clinical social work students interested in college mental health is built into the framework of Duke University's Counseling and Psychological Services. The program's multidisciplinary ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.656Publication date: 01 June 1987
Pages662–665A mobile psychiatric crisis intervention service based in the emergency room of a county receiving hospital sends teams into the community to screen and treat patients in crisis. The teams have been able to treat 70 percent of the patients seen in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.38.6.662Past Issues
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