Psychiatric Services
- Volume 43
- Number 4
- April 1992
Article
Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages337–342Although some data on medical problems of ethnic elders are available, little information on the mental health consequences of those problems exists. However, studies of middle-aged and older white persons with medical problems suggest that ehtnic elders ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.337Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages345–354In this review of trends in partial hospitalization since 1987, the authors provide a brief overview of the field, summarize recent research findings, examine the data on the growth of partial hospitals, and outline recent changes in public- and private-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.345Psychiatric Morbidity in Developing Countries and American Psychiatry's Role in International Health
Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages355–360Economic and social change in the developing countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific islands is associated with increased rates of behavior-related illnesses, including psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, and substance abuse. Between 10 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.355Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages361–365The relationship between patient-staff ratio and the prevalence of patient incidents, such as assaults, fighting, suicides, falls, and abuse of patients by staff, was examined at an urban impatient psychiatric center. Stepwise logistic regression was used ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.361Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages365–369Eighty-nine subjects were recruited from inpatient and community psychiatric treatment programs in the Los Angeles area to participate in the Brentwood Job Finding Club. They were trained in job-seeking skills and were given logistical support during ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.365Publication date: 01 April 1992
Page369In the paper "A System for Patients' Rights Advocacy in State Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities in Maryland," pp. 127-131 of the February 1992 issue, the information about the second author was incorrect. Carolyn Bell, L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W., is director of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.369Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages370–374Officials in 36 states responded to a survey of state policies, procedures, and regulations for the use of seclusion in the psychiatric treatment of children. Thirty-five of the states permit its use in emergencies, and 18 allow its use as part of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.370Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages375–379In 1989 North Carolina began funding a mental health demonstration training and services project to serve severely emotionally disturbed children and youth in the community. During the first two years of this state-university collaboration, consultation ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.375Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages379–381Although self-help groups are recognized as an important part of the continuum of services in the mental health system, confusion about what constitutes a self-help group remains. The authors outline seven criteria for defining the self-help group and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.379Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages382–385In 1989 New York became the first state to add benzodiazepines to the list of controlled substances requiring a triplicate prescription, allowing the state to track prescribing patterns and target providers, pharmacies, and patients for investigation when ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.382Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages386–389Some symptoms that are benchmarks of borderline personality disorder in the younger patient—identity disturbance, impulsivity, self-mutilation, risk taking, and substance abuse-do not appear to define the disorder in late life. However, changes in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.43.4.386Publication date: 01 April 1992
Pages395–397Home-based services have been shown to be an effective and cost-efficient alternative to out-of-home placement for children. Such services can strengthen the natural family unit. The family program demonstrated that positive changes occurred within the ...
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