Prospects in children's neurology in the decade of the brain.
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Birth Injuries↗
Biomedical subjects
M S Adams
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Ego functioning during latency.
The latency period is an extremely important transition between the preschool years and adolescence. Normal ego functioning is described, especially cognition, socialization, motor development, and defensive functions.
Child↗
Becoming an independent Community Mental Health Center: perils of the process.
Over the past 12 years, since the inception of the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) movement, there has been increasing concern that local communities have more input; in fact, that they actually have the opportunity to operate the mental health programs that they deem necessary for their communities.(1)Under the Amendments to the Community Mental Health Act (P.L.94-63) 1975, CMHCs were given such options as independence or governance. The whole process of governance presents numerous problems as well as opportunities. An overview of the vicissitudes of this process is presented in this paper.
Community Mental Health Centers↗
Reflections on short-term psychiatric hospitalization for children and adolescents.
The functions and operations of a short-term psychiatric inpatient unit for children and adolescents are discussed. Staffing pattern, programming, and statistical data are reviewed. The author concludes that short-term inpatient treatment has much to offer when complemented by careful research and evaluation.
Adolescent↗
Pitfalls in adolescent day treatment programming.
The concept of the adolescent day treatment program offers many exciting treatment possibilities. This paper is an attempt to outline some of the potential problems or pitfalls which can occur in developing such a program. The author stresses the importance of having a program philosophy and indicates various aspects of the program which need careful planning and implementation.
Adolescent↗
Centralized vs. decentralized child mental health services.
One of the basic tenets of the Community Mental Health Center movement is that services should be provided in the consumers' community. Various centers across the country have attempted to do this in either a centralized or decentralized fashion. Historically, most health services have been provided centrally, a good example being the traditional general hospital with its centralized medical services. Over the years, some of these services have become decentralized to take the form of local health centers, health maintenance organizations, community clinics, etc, and now various large mental health centers are also being broken down into smaller community units. An example of each type of mental health facility is delineated here.
Age Factors↗
Psychiatric consultation to a mental retardation program.
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Adolescent↗
Paraprofessional child therapists.
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Allied Health Personnel↗
Personality traits and behaviors of alcohol-impaired drivers: a comparison of first and multiple offenders.
Using an interview and questionnaire format, 358 driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) first offenders and 141 DUI multiple offenders were compared on measures of personality traits, drinking behavior and problems, and driving behavior and history. In addition, official driving records for the two groups were compared. Results indicated that multiple offenders were significantly higher in hostility, sensation seeking, psychopathic deviance, mania, and depression than first offenders. Multiple offenders were significantly lower in emotional adjustment and assertiveness. Multiple offenders had significantly more nontraffic arrests, accidents, and traffic tickets than first offenders. They also consumed significantly more alcohol, evidenced more alcohol problems, and had higher BACs at the time of arrest than first offenders. Results are discussed in terms of general problem behavior and implications for intervention and treatment.
Accidents, Traffic↗