Explored the life-styles of elderly wanderers and nonwanderers in long-term care. Paired t-tests confirmed hypotheses indicating that wanderers had engaged in a higher level of social and leisure activities and had experienced more stressful events, motoric reactions to stress, and motoric behavioral styles prior to their illness. (Author)

In this article, the author focuses on four large, diverse groups for whom social workers could have a great impact: the aged, homosexuals, the hospitalized mentally ill, and the imprisoned. (Author)