The effects on maladaptive behavior and test performance of stark versus enriched physical environments were examined with 16 severely and moderately retarded adults in a large residential institution. The relevant literature was reviewed and classified in four categories: cognitive development studies; studies of the effects of manipulated…

Physical aggression among institutionalized mentally retarded persons arouses great social concern. To examine the effectiveness of four-point mechanical restraints and a positive adaptive symbol program in the reduction of high frequency, high intensity aggression, three institutionalized severely mentally retarded adolescents (2 females, 1 male)…

Presents a brief look at the history of corrective institutions, explores some of the goals of correction, and discusses the need for community involvement. (CJ)

No differences in self-concept were found between the institutional and non-institutional groups of educable mentally retarded children. (RB)

A rescheduling plan for dormitories housing the profoundly retarded is proposed which would involve reversing the sleep rhythm for some residents and allowing a large reduction in the resident attendant ratio with no increase in staff or monies and with more economical use of institutional facilities. (Author)

The picture of education of children confined to custodial institutions is not a bright one. Lip service is paid to education as a valuable rehabilitative tool, yet implementation of this ideal is not forthcoming. (Author/DN)

The summary offers an overview of the conclusions and recommendations derived from a comparison of two programs for juvenile delinquents, a traditional institutional approach (DOC) and the Unified Delinquency Intervention Services (UDIS) designed to deal with boys effectively without institutionalization. Sections cover the following topics…

Looks at relationship between recovery (symptom reduction) from serious psychiatric disorder and patient-held and therapist-held expectations for recovery. Objective measures of prognostic expectations were taken from patients upon hospital admission and from therapists shortly thereafter. Found that therapists', but not patients', expectations…

Seeks to determine whether elderly persons in need of long-term care services experience similar alterations in morale as they progressed along a path toward institutionalization. Major hypothesis asserts differential over-time morale response should be observed, and such responses will be related to the adjudged needs of the sample members for…

Examines the concepts employed by normal and retarded children matched for mental age in kindergarten through fourth grades. Two studies explored the schema by which these children organized their experience into meaningful patterns. (LLK)