Two groups of Welsh Ss were video recorded on two occasions: both before and after one group was transferred from standard institutions to residential-style group homes. (Author/DLS)

Mentally retarded residents (aged 18 and 19 years) from a state institution were compared on the Adaptive Behavior Scale, Part Two, ratings across two settings (cottage and classroom). A multivariate analysis of variance did not reveal an overall interaction of sex and setting nor an overall effect for sex differences. Results did indicate a…

Tested hypothesis that the institutional nature of old-age homes increases depression in the elderly. Results provided no support that the aged are more depressed. Somatic complaints can be indicators of depression in the elderly if normative differences between young and old are taken into account. (Author)

The family is once again being asked to assume its major function as care-giver for the long-term mentally ill. Is the family able to support chronic mental patients? Is it willing to assume responsibility for these patients? Addresses and discusses implications of family policy for community care. (Author)

Reports the results of two studies revealing that, except for television viewing, there was little mass media use by patients in a mental hospital and that patients' television viewing was of a passive nature. (GT)

In an effort to involve the parents of institutionalized children in the life of the institution and the child, parents were invited to clinical team meetings involving their child. Responses were positive on the part of the parents. (Author/HMV)

The effectiveness of group psychotherapy was measured by comparing the institutional behavior of 46 experimental subjects and 46 controls. Experimental subjects showed significantly better institutional adjustment. (Author)

Ex-psychiatric clients attending a psychosocial rehabilitation center and their counselors rated the client on 18 job-related attributes and made judgments of the client's probability of employment. The best predictor of client self-ratings of employability was nervousness, while counselors focused on work skills and client's feelings of…

Compared supported employment services in two programs: (1) Group Skills Training, a professional rehabilitation agency outside of the mental health center providing pre-employment skills training and support in obtaining and maintaining jobs; and (2) the Individual Placement and Support model, integrating clinical and vocational services within…

This response to a study by D. Strauss and T. Kastner, which compared mortality rates for individuals with mental retardation in either community or institutional settings, notes that all previous research on this subject had found institutional mortality rates higher than those in the community. Methodological concerns are raised about the study.…

Amidst two decades of social neglect, America's white majority has "gifted" inner cities with a new, improved, racially biased criminal justice system. Given the racial patterns firmly fixed in American criminal justice policy and practice, the majority feels justified in undoing welfare and institutionalizing a substantial percentage of…

Examines structural marginality on two levels, substantial and functional. Argues that fundamental organizational framework of economic and political institutions determines the relationship between substantial and functional marginality. Explores the ambiguity involved when dominant society defines and controls marginal groups and individuals.…

This commentary on Erb's (1995) article on institutionalization of individuals with severe impairments identifies several points of disagreement, including the appropriateness of placement of such individuals in large institutions, the financial cost of community supportive living, and whether individual needs can best be served in institutions or…