Psychiatric Services
- Volume 44
- Number 7
- July 1993
Article
Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages621–623Many people have contributed to the success of the DSM-IV field trials. The support of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has made it possible for us to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.621Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages633–639Objective: Chronic depression has not been appreciated or studied as well as episodic mood disorders or other chronic psychiatric disorders. This review provides an overview of the clinical features, biology, and treatment of chronic depression and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.633Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages640–644Objective: High doses of neuroleptic medication are still administered to many patients, although many studies have shown the effectiveness of low-dose strategies. The purposes of the study was to determine whether and in what ways high-dose patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.640Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages644–649Objective: Cocaine abuse, particularly in crack form, is highly prevalent among patients with severe socioeconomic disadvantages who are treated in municipal general hospitals. The authors describe and evaluate a day treatment program for 30 such patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.644Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages650–656Objective: The study evaluated the success of a generic service program f or older homeless persons in improving the well-being of mentally ill clients. It attempted to identify factors that predicted the number of service encounters and outcome in seven ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.650Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages656–660Objective: The study sought to determine the relationship between parental incarceration and behavioral and family characteristics among children in a day hospital. Methods: Chi square analysis and t tests were used to compare preadmission characteristics ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.656Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages661–665The authors describe the development of modern psychiatric rehabilitation, from its early association with occupational therapy to its present state as a discipline with an armamentarium of treatment strategies. Psychiatric rehabilitation addresses ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.661Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages666–670Objective: The purposes of the study were to determine the prevalence. of childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect among women outpatients with severe and persistent mental illness; to examine patterns of co-occurrence of the various types of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.666Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages671–674Treatment of women patients with chronic mental illness who are at risk of unwanted pregnancies presents ethical challenges to the clinician who wishes to respect the patient's autonomy while also helping her avert the potential adverse consequences of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.671Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages675–678As part of a statewide initiative begun in 1989 to promote consumer involvement, the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health initially funded the development of nine consumer-operated drop-in centers. This paper describes some of the programs and services ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.675Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages679–681As in other studies of psychoeducational interventions, the psychoeducational course described in this paper increased parents' knowledge about schizophrenia. However, a more intensive individualized approach may be needed to change parents' perceptions ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.7.679Publication date: 01 July 1993
Pages691-a–691An erroneous citation appeared in the letter entitled "Adjustment Disorder Criteria" by Donald P. Hall, Jr., M. D., and David M. Benedek, M. D., on page 592 of the June 1993 issue. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the comparison of adjustment ...
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