Psychiatric Services
- Volume 47
- Number 5
- May 1996
Predictors of receipt of aftercare and recidivism among persons with severe mental illness: a review
Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages487–496OBJECTIVE: This paper provides a comprehensive review of research predicting receipt of aftercare and recidivism (rehospitalization) among individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. METHODS: English-language studies were identified by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.487Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages497–501"Sylvia Frumkin" was a pseudonym given to a 32-year-old woman with chronic mental illness described by Susan Sheehan in her books Is There No Place on Earth for Me? This paper presents the case of "Gloria Morrison," a patient similar to Ms. Frumkin, who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.497Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages502–506OBJECTIVE: This study compared sexuality, reproduction, and childrearing characteristics of women with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders with those of women without serious mental illness. METHODS: A semistructured interview was given to 46 women meeting ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.502Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages507–511OBJECTIVE: The study compared the burden that specific problem behaviors of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder placed on relatives and evaluated the accuracy of mental health professionals' judgment of the burden. METHODS: A questionnaire was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.507Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages512–516In 1981 the fellowship in public psychiatry was established at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons to provide subspecialty training for psychiatrists who plan careers in the public sector. Ten ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.512Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages517–521OBJECTIVE: Studies of suicide among immigrants from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) were examined to increase awareness of suicide risk and to better understand social and psychological factors contributing to suicide ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.517Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages522–526The integration of mental health care and primary medical care enhances the quality of patient care and may improve the overall cost- effectiveness of a health care system. The authors describe implementation of a program that provides mental health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.522Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages527–528This paper describes the Brussels Nighthospital, which has offered partial hospitalization to young chronic psychiatric patients since 1978. The hospital's rehabilitation program provides evening treatment and nighttime accommodations to approximately 44 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.527Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages529–530Of 221 psychiatric residents at four U.S. medical schools, 145 responded to a survey about their training and clinical experience in recognizing domestic violence and providing referrals and treatment. Only 28 percent reported receiving training in this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.529Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages531–533The rate of recent violence against newly admitted psychiatric inpatients by partners and family members was assessed. Sixty-nine patients who had a partner or contact with a family member participated. A high proportion of respondents reported physical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.47.5.531Publication date: 01 May 1996
Pages533–535This study examined the effect of a self-instructional program on nurses' knowledge of and attitudes and behavioral intentions toward patients with borderline personality disorder. The sample consisted of registered nurses working on inpatient psychiatric ...
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