Results indicated that participants in an in-hospital work-therapy program, randomly selected patients in Fort Logan Mental Health Center, had longer stays in both intensive treatment and total hospitalization and had more readmissions to Fort Logan than nonparticipants. Reprints available from authors at Fort Logan Mental Health Center, Denver,…

The example outlined in this paper illustrates how a school system established a counseling service within its own special education division. The key administrative positions were taken up by qualified and experienced teachers while other professional personnel, such as psychologists, were employed as resource consultants. (Author)

Patients suffering from factitious illness present complex problems for themselves and hospital personnel. This article describes a multidisciplinary intervention through confrontation approach that has proved to be successful with such patients. (Author)

The major burden of mental illness borne by our communities is imposed by severely mentally disordered people who become chronically deteriorated in their social functioning. Yet much of this burden is unnecessary. At least half the people currently becoming chronically deteriorated would not do so if our present knowledge was put to work. (Author)

Outlines a group profile of patients (N=200) seen for psychiatric evaluation involving workers' compensation. Results showed 73 percent of the cases could be classified by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. A third of the sample reported back injury with 15 percent purely emotional complaints. There were few exaggerated MMPI profile…

The results of a short-term psychotherapy quality assessment study, conducted at a university mental health service, are described. The outcome indicates that high-quality brief psychotherapy can be provided by university counseling services. (JN)

Examined the use of short-term isolation (STI) in a children's psychiatric hospital. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals quality assurance mode was used. Studied the quality use of STI and its documentation. Data gathered served as the basis for recommendations that led to planned, informed program changes. (Author)

Five cases of adverse reactions to marihuana seen in a student health service are described, in which the students' initial complaints substantially cleared with the cessation of marihuana use. (MB)

A discussion of the rationale of the efforts of the Ohio Psychological Association "to confirm the competence, the status, and the autonomy of psychologists as providers of mental health services," originally presented as a presidential address at the meeting of the Ohio Psychological Association Perrysburg, Ohio, 10/24/75. (Author/JM)

The overlap between personality and neurocognitive measures was examined in a sample of 182 adolescent psychiatric inpatients, half of whom were substance abusers. Both cognitive tests and observer-rated measures sensitive to impulsivity were specifically related to abuse of multiple substances, and aspects of inattention and depression were…

Describes a three-year project that examined the efficacy of three models of intensive in-home services as alternatives to hospitalization for children experiencing serious psychiatric crisis. The specific features of the program models, the intake data of the children and families, and implications for providing services are discussed. (Author/CR)

The research findings and methodology used to evaluate the relative cost effectiveness of 2 systems of acute psychiatric care are described for 2 cohorts of 195 and 595 clients. The systems involve sole use of a general hospital and use of a general hospital together with a psychiatric health facility. (TJH)

The development of a generic national directory of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral internships for human services agencies is described. Agencies represented in the directory include community mental health centers, correctional, mental retardation, rehabilitation, and other types of facilities. Implications of the increase in the numbers of…