Foster Home Characteristics and Psychiatric Patient Outcome

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023

The authors previously demonstrated, in a controlled study of psychiatric patients randomly assigned to foster care or continued hospitalization, that foster care produced better social adjustment within four months. From that study, this article examines...

Survey of the Needs and Problems of Single Room Occupancy Hotel Residents on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023

This study is the first large-scale survey of the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) population to be conducted in New York City. It includes documentation of survey findings, analysis of data, and recommendations for action. The authors profile: who SRO residents are; their...

Final Report of the Exploratory Evaluation of the National Institute of Mental Health Community Support Program

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023

This report, done by Macro Systems for the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, documents the progress and results of an exploratory evaluation of the NIMH Community Support Program (CSP) that began in October 1979 and ended in June 1980....

Alternative to mental hospital treatment: I. Conceptual model, treatment program, and clinical evaluation

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023

A conceptual model for the development of community-based treatment programs for the chronically disabled psychiatric patient was developed, and the results of a controlled study and follow-up are reported. A community-treatment program that was based on the...

Focused versus broad-spectrum behavior therapy for problem drinkers

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023

Of 45 Ss who began treatment for problem drinking, 21 males and 20 females completed enough sessions to be regarded as treated in 1 of 4 groups: (a) bibliotherapy, in which clients received self-help materials but no treatment sessions; (b) behavioral self-control...