Examines the different roles of the volunteer: companion/friend, advocate, and educator. Draws a profile of the volunteer, lists qualifications and personal characteristics, offers suggestions on where to work, and discusses special training programs to prepare volunteers for work with the dying. (JAC)

A pediatrician recounts his experiences in diagnosing and treating allergies to common yeast germs that may result in behavior and learning problems. He lists characteristics that may predispose children to yeast-connected health problems. (CL)

Ways in which medical successes have come about are reviewed, including who and what were responsible for the clinical advances, what sped or held them back, and lessons that decrease the likelihood of failure. Consideration is given to clinical application, the use of task forces and commissions, and scientific literature. (LBH)

This monograph evolved from the unique, innovative partnership between the Florida State University Music Therapy Program and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Its purpose is to serve as a model for music therapy educators, students, clinicians, and the hospital administrators who might employ them. This book should prove a valuable resource for…

The Smith Hand Function Evaluation is a standardized evaluation of hand coordination and functional hand skills associated with activities of daily living. (Author/JA)

Describes the Yale Health Plan, prepaid medical care for students, employees and faculty. (PG)

Patients' self perceived treatment needs can be understood with reference to seven clusters of needs: need for help with anxiety depression, superego complaints, gross psychotic symptoms, physical symptoms causing emotional difficulties, economic vocational complaints, feelings of inadequacy and marital difficulties. These factors showed minimal…

Many parents of mentally disturbed adolescents experience inner conflicts in dealing with the necessity of putting their offspring under professional care in a clinic. Often, these conflicts cause them to withdraw their children from hospital care against medical advice. (CK)

Discusses drug use, past and present, by medical profession and by youth culture. Speech presented at American School Health Association, Philadelphia, 1969. (EK)

The effectiveness of phenothiazine treatment in delaying hospitalization for those schizophrenic patients hospitalized during the course of their clinic treatment was examined. (CD)

Examines evaluation in continuing education in the health professions as defined as impact on health care provider competence and performance or patient health status. Includes a literature review, case studies, and evaluation instruments. (JOW)

Discusses the role of physicians in assessing children with learning disabilities and offers guidelines for the physician's participation in educational planning for such children. (RH)

A case study reports on a 13-year-old diagnosed with infantile autism coincidental to Tourette Syndrome, a neurological disorder associated with involuntary movements. The study reports on medication and similarities between the two disorders. (CL)