Defines racism and discusses some of the factors which can be used to evaluate, and if appropriate, initiate corrective actions, among them, the community agency, direct service staff, value systems, depression, treatment and follow-up, and openness and commitment. (Author/AM)

Summarizes survey of American Psychological Association accredited clinical internships to determine extent of involvement with rural clients and opportunities for rural clinical/community work. Tables include list and brief description of 19 clinical internship programs with rural placements and 28 names and addresses for clinical internships…

Examined the effect of selected socio-demographic, mental health resource, and school system variables on the identification and treatment of children as emotionally disturbed. The major finding was that emotionally disturbed children are significantly underdetected and underserved nationally in public school systems, and, specifically, in…

Applies a socio-psychological approach to social systems to examine the community mental health center (CMHC) movement, traces the historical evolution of the task mandate and the professional and organizational structures of the CMHCs to their legislative origins and considers possible future directions of the CMHC movement. (Author/JM)

When a child's genetic makeup is in conflict with his environment (school, home, or community), problems arise; rather than isolating or institutionalizing the child, an environment should be found to which he can adapt and realize his inherent potential. (JD)

This investigation is a follow-up of the subsequent psychiatric histories of children who did or did not participate in a preventively oriented school mental health program. Early detected vulnerable children were found to have disproportionately high later appearances in a community-wide psychiatric register. Retrospective analyses of the…

Author outlines in detail how to improve health care in nursing homes by involving nurses, doctors, patients and their families in a teamwork approach to the patients' condition and care. (PD)

Part of this article was published earlier this year in "Theory into Practice , a publication of the Ohio State University College of Education.

This essay explores the scientific research and the ideological principles behind the controversy over deinstitutionalization. References are made to the effects of institutionalization and the failure of communities to organize and provide adequate services for normalization. (EB)

Describes the Southwest Denver Community Mental Health Center, an innovative program with documented success in keeping chronic psychiatrically disabled clients out of the hospital. Future merging of rehabilitation and mental health systems could further benefit the people of southwest Denver. (Author)

A clinical experience program for student nurses provides a unique learning experience for the students and a service to the community. Components include classroom observation, screening skills, community assessment, home visits, classroom teaching, and field trips. (CJ)

Records of emergency psychiatric consultation were studied to determine measures of resident development. maturation, and competence over time. It is suggested that residency training should include a formal experience in the management of psychiatric emergencies. Medical educators need to determine which questions and examinations are pertinent…

To lessen the traditional mind-body dichotomy in medicine, the West Virginia University School of Medicine has integrated psychiatry into the Department of Internal Medicine and the university hospital's psychiatric ward has been transformed into the Conjoint Medicine Service. Patients with a variety of emotional and medical problems are admitted.…

The author describes her experience in working with a group of mentally ill persons in a program of reading and discussing modern literature that is mainly concerned with the complexity of our modern society. (JD)