Psychiatric Services
- Volume 40
- Number 11
- November 1989
Article
Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1113–1114Dr. Munro, this month's guest expert, is professor and head of the department of psychiatry at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has the widest experience of any psychiatrist in diagnosing and treating delusional disorders.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1113Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1141–1145Many current approaches to the management of schizophrenia emphasize the influence of environmental stress on the course of the illness. Relatively neglected is the internal experience of schizophrenic patients as a source of stress and anxiety. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1141Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1145–1151The effects of the development of HMOs on the delivery of mental health and chemical dependency treatment services in Minneapolis-St. Paul were examined through structured interviews with representatives of HMOs and other provider groups. The structure ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1145Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1152–1158Through refinements from research and judicious combination with other therapies, behavior therapy has become increasingly relevant in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. After outlining the four models that serve as a framework for behavior therapy (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1152Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1159–1162Since the Rivers v. Katz decision in 1986, clinicians in New York State have been required to assess patient decision-making capacity before judicial review of petitions to administer involuntary medication. The authors examined 42 capacity assessments ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1159Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1163–1168Alcoholism treatment providers in 36 government-funded agencies in New York City were surveyed for information about their training for and attitudes toward the treatment of homosexual patients. The 164 respondents had limited knowledge about how to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1163Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1169–1174Traditional rights protection and advocacy systems in the mental health field have focused primarily on the use of legal processes to protect patients in inpatient settings. This paper describes a study of an advocacy model designed to help frequent users ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1169Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1190–1191One of the major challenges the public mental health system faces today is the development of an adequate continuum of supportive residences for chronic mentally ill patients. The relatively large step from inpatient ward to traditional community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.11.1190Publication date: 01 November 1989
Pages1192–1193The results of this study point up several significant features of the CSS program as it currently operates in New York State. First, once enrolled in the CSS program, clients usually receive services on an ongoing basis and are not simply being carried ...
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