Discusses the interrelationship between environment and behavior in institutional settings and derives therefrom some understanding of the nature of decision that determines how people live. (Author)

Describes therapy program for treating somnambulism. After introducing a conditioning procedure, changes occurred. The mother carried out treatment at home. A simple associative learning model fit the data. Case described. (Author)

Argues that Kohlberg's theory of moral development and his methods of moral education have special relevance to residential treatment because they (1) provide a framework for understanding the moral decision-making process at various levels of development, and (2) encourage child care professionals of any theoretical or clinical persuasion to…

The adolescent group raises a special set of counter-transferential problems for its leader in outpatient settings. It is also characterized by the kind of upheaval inimitable to the adolescent world which makes its formation difficult, its duration often short-lived. (Author)

Ten older adults were involved in a photography activity once a week for six weeks, while five older adults were controls. Using pre- and post-program semantic differentials, it was found that the photography activity was associated with significant increases in positive attitudes. (Author)

Presents the historical context of treatment for alcoholism in general and then presents a treatment program for problem drinkers about to be released from correctional institutions. (Author/HMV)

Clinical advances in the treatment of human sexual dysfunctions must be documented by objective and scientific assessments of changes in patients as a result of the therapy. The principle guidelines for evaluating such changes presented in this paper provide a framework for reliable investigations to determine which treatments work best. (Author)

This study investigated the effectiveness of implosive therapy with emotionally disturbed retardates. Subjects (N=24), matched according to age, sex, race, and IQ, were randomly assigned to one treatment and two control groups. Following treatment, subjects in the implosive therapy group showed significantly more improvement than those who…

Contributes to the recent research on specific institutional carriers of the therapeutic culture, such as the state, the corporation, and the self- help movement, defining therapeutic discourse and discussing the therapeutic ethic, the therapeutic school, schools of education and their critics, and disappointing results of therapeutic schooling.…

Describes an invasion of the therapeutic ethos into various professions and organizations in Great Britain, noting that it is particularly striking in relation to British religious institutions. Looks at the politicization of emotion, discussing the role of therapeutic intervention and therapeutic policies in British life. Suggests that…

Many individuals with dual disorders of mental illness and substance abuse enter the mental health system through psychiatric emergency rooms, but may resist treatment and not follow through with referrals. This study examines the impact of therapeutic process on referral outcome. Finds that therapist warmth and friendliness had a positive…

Describes a fictional case study that illustrates the usefulness of various psychiatric rehabilitation strategies over the long course of treatment for a consumer with chronic mental illness. Reviews the literature on specific psychiatric rehabilitation strategies as a way to introduce and clarify the use of psychiatric rehabilitation…

Students (n=118) randomly assigned to the role of either counselor or client engaged in a face-to-face, videotaped discussion. Previously, counselors received a suggestion that the client was extroverted or introverted. Results indicated that only counselors motivated by diagnostic concerns elicited behavioral confirmation. (JPS)

Examined the relationship between therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome for depressed outpatients who received interpersonal psychotherapy, imipramine with clinical management, or placebo with clinical management. Clinical raters scored videotapes of early, middle, and late therapy sessions for 225 cases (619 sessions). Results indicate the…

Person-centered counseling and psychotherapy has historic reservations about testing. This article acknowledges these reservations while pointing out ways in which the person-centered therapist may use tests without violating the integrity of the person-centered relationship. (Author/SR)