This paper discusses the rationale for initiating group psychotherapy and a group program for the elderly in a private psychiatric hospital setting. The problems encountered and solutions found for patients, group therapists, and attending psychiatrists, and the therapeutic value of group therapy for the elderly psychiatric patient are examined.…

A social studies curriculum for adolescent mental patients which studies the microcosm and social issues of the mental hospital is described. (DE)

The linguistic performances of 15 noninstitutionalized and 15 institutionalized retarded children (mean age 13 years) were compared on usage of grammatical categories and structure of spoken language using the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. (Author/PHR)

The split-population exponential design suggested by Maltz and McCleary to predict parolee recidivism (TM 502 998) was applied to discharged psychiatric inpatients. Parameter estimates changed systematically as greater and greater observation time was allowed in the computation, thus limiting extrapolability. (Author/GDC)

Findings concerning characteristics of recently arrived youth and of longtimers in colleges and in correctional institutions are compared. It is noted that coercion both on entering a correctional institution and thereafter, has much to do with the nature and degree of peer influence therin. (Author/AM)

Presentence evaluations conducted by psychologists and psychiatrists (clinicians) and correctional counselors (caseworkers) were subjected to multiple regression analyses in order to specify the relative contribution of inmate characteristics (offense severity and recidivism probability) and decision-maker response biases to sentencing…

Selected variables thought to be possible related to self-injurious behavior (SIB) were studied in 182 mentally retarded institution residents displaying such behavior. (Author)

The aim of this study was to investigate several aspects of daily thinking among delinquents and nondelinquents while adequately controlling institutionalization. Noninstitutionalized subjects demonstrate a higher degree of activity in their daily thinking than their institutionalized counterparts. (Author)

This study monitored the impact of intra-institutional relocation upon the mortality and morbidity of movers and nonmovers over a period of 30 months. Results reveal a higher mortality rate and a greater decrement on the physical and mental functioning of male patients who were transferred. (Author)

The authors cite the potential of recent court decisions regarding the rights of institutionalized retarded persons for bankrupting states such as Alabama, which must meet minimum standards. (CL)

Predictors of success in learning manual expressive communication were examined for 15 nonverbal profoundly retarded males (14-30 years old). (Author/CL)

The basic supposition of this paper is that older prisoners possessing unique characteristics necessitate a specific program designed to meet their particular needs. The development of an experimental therapeutic program for such older prisoners is described. (Author)

Presents the historical development of halfway houses as a transitional residence for offenders being released from an institution plus current criticisms and issues regarding these programs. (Author/HMU)

Leisure services, especially those involving aged people, need to focus not on the activities themselves, but on awareness of leisure, lifestyles, interrelationships, processes, values needs, and the meaning of activity. (MB)

Presented is a step by step procedure for normalizing the life situations of institutionalized handicapped persons by establishing comprehensive community services on a local level. Available from: American Association for the Education of the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped, 1600 West Armory Way, Seattle, Washington 98119. (GW)