Based on a paper read at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association (San Francisco, 1967).

Research has shown that many psychiatric inpatients are alcoholics and that a significant number of these alcoholics are not being diagnosed or treated for their drinking problems. The incidence of heavy drinking among psychiatric outpatients and the extent to which psychotherapists are aware of their drinking behaviors were assessed. A…

The results of studies on services for hearing impaired persons in state psychiatric hospitals and mental health programs, the directory lists approximately 100 programs and resources for hearing impaired persons in 27 states (and two listings in Canada). Arranged alphabetically by state, citations include information on director's name, services…

The book is a collection of 10 essays written by the author on the subject of alternative mental health services for youth and adolescents. Aspects covered include alternative services and the mental health professional, runaways and runaway centers, long-term residences, and the present and future of alternative services. Titles presented include…

There is no doubt that women have more depression than men--both treated and untreated--and that depression affects women in their most productive years, impairing personal satisfaction and ability to fulfill social roles. A review of the various therapeutic approaches to depression shows that there is good evidence that the traditional…

This paper describes a New York State program developed to serve violent juvenile delinquents in need of mental health intervention. Since two separate state agencies had to be involved in the design and operation of this project (the Department of Mental Hygiene, which traditionally excludes "anti-social" youths from its psychiatric…

The program was set up to involve, on a continuing basis, the significant other of frequently-readmitted hospitalized psychiatric VA patients. The couples identified their characteristic strengths, and their maladaptive ways of functioning, and were expected to make use of alternative ways of behaving which were recommended by the staff. A…

Women more frequently report depressive symptoms, are diagnosed as depressed, and in far greater proportion than men, seek outpatient treatment for depression. Therefore, the ambulatory treatment of depression is of particular importance when reviewing the mental health of women. This paper reviews the data on sex differences in rates and…

After five years of experience the Colorado State Hospital's Community Services Team has developed a dynamic treatment model utilizing college students as child care workers, and using community schools and resources in order to maintain an optimistic viewpoint for the patient and to avoid institutionalization. Treatment is offered to the…

A Psychiatric Consultant's response to consultation in a school in racial transformation is described. Flexibility, awareness of the total field, and the need to have comprehensive sociocultural and political awareness are of key importance. After an assessment of the situation at this high school, the consultant began to ameliorate the processes…

An employment socialization project was developed to reduce the re-hospitalization of patients by assisting them in their re-entry into the world of work. The project was established by ex-psychiatric patients who took major responsibility for planning and implementing the project's activities with the clinic staff serving in an advisory capacity.…

The article describes family and other personal problems which therapists can help underachieving college students to understand in order to deal with their success avoidance. (CD)

Some of the clinical, social, and administrative issues raised by the Department of Health and Social Security's (DHSS) policy for developing a community psychiatric service are discussed. Questions and answers about policy implementation are also covered, as well as evaluative research findings that bear upon relevant aspects of community…

Focuses on the development and implementation of a treatment model for the reintegration of chronically disturbed psychiatric patients into community living. The model operates within the context of an interdisciplinary team structure and has as its central component aggressive outreach and intensive support as determined by the patient's needs.…