Psychiatric Services
- Volume 39
- Number 11
- November 1988
Article
Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1157–1165This review has attempted to highlight the recent advances in our knowledge of the psychopharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders. Overall, substantial advances have been realized. We should anticipate further significant advances particularly in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1157Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1166–1171Federal law makes it a crime to threaten the life of the President of the United States. However, psychiatric clinicians have no legal obligation to report all such threats encountered in their practice. In deciding whether to report a threat, they must ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1166Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1172–1177The Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) examination has been widely recommended for periodic screening for tardive dyskinesia and follow-up of patients diagnosed with the disorder. However, few guidelines exist about how to use the examination in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1172Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1178–1182A total of 1,677 members of GROW, a mutual-help organization, were surveyed about the reasons they joined GROW and their perceptions of its effectiveness in meeting their needs. The organization was founded 30 years ago to enhance the rehabilitation of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1178Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1183–1187Studies of the expressed emotion construct have demonstrated that educational programs aimed at helping families deal with a mentally ill member can reduce patient relapse rates and improve family coping. The authors describe a clinical approach to family ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1183Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1188–1191Santeria, a religious system that blends African and Catholic beliefs, is practiced by many Cuban Americans. One aspect of this system is the belief in spirit possession. Basic santeria beliefs and rituals, including the fiesta santera (a gathering at ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1188Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1203–1205If prevention of homelessness among the chronic mentally ill is to be achieved, the mental health system must take responsibility for developing a continuous service model that matches patients with programs that meet their needs. An improved array of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.39.11.1203Publication date: 01 November 1988
Pages1209–1211Appropriate postdischarge treatment for dual-diagnosis patients may lead to markedly lower rates of hospital utilization among these patients (6,10). The potential benefits of a persuasion group, which appears to enhance the use of and acceptance of ...
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