The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

" I recommend this book to all mental health professionals and students in this field; it
provides the reader with a historical perspective that can add meaning, and perhaps even …

This article reviews recent research in the area commonly referred to as behavioral
community psychology. Since community psychology originally arose in the 1960s out of …

Outpatient commitment is examined in order to determine what types of civil commitment
respondents are ordered to outpatient treatment. The sample consisted of 1226 adult civil …

Mental illness is escalating at a rapid pace in urban society. Pressures generated by severe
social and economic problems are having a profoundly adverse effect on every day living …

The objective of this study was to investigate attitudes of social workers in community mental
health settings toward innovation and change and to identify factors which influence these …

There are two main orientations to the literature which have evolved related to emergency
psychiatry. On the one hand, the material relates to issues particularly relevant to the …

The intent of public policy is to bring about a specific change, to a specific population, which
would otherwise not be possible or likely to occur. Although public policies are intended to …

BACKGROUND When the New York State Legislature pioneered by enacting the
Community Mental Health Services Act of 1954, it was the legislative intent that a reform of …

Method.............*............................ 17 Results.. 25 Discussion...................................... 54
References...................................... 70 Appendix A: Tablesand Figures............... 74 Appendix B …