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Miller, Thomas I. – 1979
The therapeutic efficacy of drug therapy and of psychotherapy for improving the condition of the mentally ill was examined. Results were tabulated of clinical drug trials in humans as reported in English language literature between 1954 and 1977, wherein a psychotropic drug was compared to a placebo or no treatment at all. Results of this…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Drug Therapy, Mental Disorders, Milieu Therapy
Peer reviewedMcCord, William; Sanchez, Jose – Crime and Delinquency, 1983
Studied 340 former inmates of two reform schools. One school emphasized psychological treatment; the other school stressed harsh punishment. Results suggested that "milieu therapy" works in adolescence, but has no discernible effect after age 24. Ethnicity had a powerful effect on recidivism. (JAC)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Ethnicity
