Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (Chicago, 1968).

Contracting, the process of engaging one or both parents in the delivery of psychiatric services to the child, is an essential condition for successful treatment and parental collaboration around management of the emotionally disturbed child. There are three components of the treatment contract: emotional, cognitive, and practical support. Common…

A review of literature dealing with moon phases and psychiatric emergencies was undertaken. (Editor)

Attempts an exploratory study of the question, "What happens to drivers of vehicles involved in accidents in which there is a fatality, whether or not the driver was at fault?" The purpose of the investigation was to determine what crisis intervention is needed for such drivers. (Author)

Describes a survey of parent attitudes in 25 families where a child had recently been referred to a child psychiatry clinic. Interviews assessed parent attitudes toward (1) child's referral, (2) family assessment, (3) clinic role, (4) home visits, and (5) willingness to participate in family therapy. Previous psychiatric contact and information…

Examined the differential effects of reinforcement versus extinction in contingency management of outpatient unipolar depression for depressed subjects (N=6) and their significant others. Supports the efficacy of contingency management. (Author/ABB)

Discusses suicide care as a core curriculum component of psychiatry residency. Discusses the reasons for formal conceptualization of suicide care education and offers a model curriculum as a reference for residency programs to compare their own activities in this important area of psychiatry. (Author/ABB)

Examined the relationship of helplessness, locus of control, depression, and voluntary participation in therapy. Results confirmed the relationship between helplessness, locus of control, and depression and suggested patients with greater degrees of helplessness were less likely to take an active role in treatment. (JAC)

Administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory to parents (N=342) of children seen for psychiatric services at the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute during the 1970s. Results suggested a parent population in which mothers were suffering considerably more psychological distress or psychopathology than fathers during the 1975-79…

Examined the factor structure of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) in samples of psychiatric outpatients (N=165) and adult smokers (N=298). Results indicated that the POMS appears to be an internally consistent, multidimensional instrument with a relatively stable factor structure. (LLL)

Briefly discussed are the need for a change in child psychiatry training and two proposed models for child psychiatric services involving clinical diagnosis and for training of child psychiatry fellows. (CB)

Homosexual concern is one facet of the total psychological development of the individual who, during the college period, is trying to establish a mature identity". For many, the concerns are associated with feelings of nonsexual inadequacy; for others the problem may be deeper and represent an accepted way of life. (Author/CJ)

Tested the hypothesis that intelligence is related to the risk of mental illness by linking childhood mental ability data to registers of psychiatric contact in a stable population of 4,199 adults in Scotland. Findings show intelligence to be an independent predictor of psychiatric contact, with each standard deviation decrease in IQ resulting in…

A clinician trainer course prepared psychiatric and mental health nurses to provide professional development for peers. Feedback from 20 participants showed a desire for a longer course that would allow more discussion and experiential practice. (Contains 22 references.) (SK)