• We investigated the prevalence of depression in a sample of 9-year-old children from the
general population being studied longitudinally. Current point prevalences of major and …

Methods This study is part of a larger research project reported elsewhere5 that evaluated
the reliability and validity of the Missouri Correctional Classification System as applied to …

This paper emphasizes the importance of a mental health center board's assuming responsibility
for directing its effort to objectives that are different from that of the staff and suggests a …

This study attempted to obtain evidence relevant to the assumption that the nature of a
psychiatric patient's family relations will influence post-hospital adjustment. The capacity of …

The methodology of a number of prognostic studies has been critically considered, with only
incidental reference to the substantive content. The latter has validity only when principles …

Describes (a) the contents of a May 1977 TV documentary on mental illness and its treatment
and (b) an August 1977 survey of 153 psychiatrists to study the impact of the program on …

This study compares offenses of delinquent girls and boys committed to a Juvenile Justice
Center. The results show that the male-female ratio for selected offenses is different for whites …

Describes those behaviors exhibited by women that are violent in the psychiatric context.
Females who have been involved in crimes tend to be of lower socioeconomic status (SES), …

This paper suggests an approach to organizational selfstudy, particularly the first phase of
selfdescription, preliminary to the formulation of staff training needs. Essentially to center must …

Management-by-objectives can be a valuable tool for administrators of community mental
health programs. The approach requires each unit of an organization to define objectives, …