Psychiatric Services
- Volume 43
- Number 3
- March 1992
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages211–219Researchers agree that the public generally is favorably disposed toward organ donation. Although people show gaps in understanding about the process of donation (for example, most do not understand that the next of kin makes the final decision to donate ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.211Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages223–236Although some progress appears to have been made in curbing the spread of drug abuse, it is still widespread in American society. The authors summarize current relevant issues in addiction psychiatry. New developments are described in the areas of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.223Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages237–241A total of 247 chronic mentally ill patients committed for emergency involuntary hospitalization in a public intensive treatment unit were grouped on the basis of positive or negative urine toxicology screens for psychoactive substances at admission. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.237Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages241–244A day hospital program for patients with mental illness and substance abuse problems at a Veterans Affairs medical center uses nonconfrontational group therapy as the primary treatment modality. The goals of the six-to-eightweek program are to reduce ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.241Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages245–250Psychiatric patients with alcohol problems are generally considered more challenging to treat and more demanding of public psychiatric services than other patients. This study of new admissions to a county mental health system in California examined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.245Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages251–254In a study designed to investigate the pattern of substance use disorders among a group of chronic mentally ill patients in Toronto, 102 patients completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-111-R and a modified substance-use-disorder module of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.251Publication date: 01 March 1992
Page254In the paper "A Short-Term Psychiatric Inpatient Program for Adolescents," pages 58-61 in the January 1992 issue, the lead author's academic title and zip code were incorrect. Dr. Ilene M. Gold is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Boston ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.254Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages255–256To determine the prevalence of alcoholism among patients at a large inpatient burn center, a semistructured interview for diagnosing alcoholism—the CAGE questionnaire—was administered. Of 124 patients interviewed, 24 (19 percent) were found to have an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.255Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages257–261Native Americans appear to be at higher risk than other U.S. ethnic groups for mental health problems, including depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, and suicide. Despite recent increases in the federal budget for mental health services for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.257Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages262–265The quality of life of schizophrenic patients participating in clinical trials of new neuroleptics is rarely systematically assessed. Factors that may have contributed to the neglect of such assessments include the difficulty of measuring changes ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.262Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages266–269The practical concerns of well siblings of persons with scbizophrenia were examined in a descriptive study that included a needs assessment survey and a workshop designed to increase well siblings' knowledge about schizophrenia. A questionnaire focusing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.3.266Publication date: 01 March 1992
Pages270–274Differences in demographic and social characteristics and treatment history of 407 patients age 55 or older were examined in relation to diagnosis. Seven diagnostic groups in three mental health service programs were studied, all of which were ...
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