The last half-century of psychiatric services in the United States is examined through
developments and trends reported in the 50 years of publication of Psychiatric Services. The …

Reports the results of a comprehensive review of published literature related to the essential
components of community support systems (CSS). Each component is analyzed with respect …

In the 1980s, the combined effects of deinstitutionalization from state mental hospitals and
the economic recession increased the number and transformed the demographic profile of …

This overview of issues pertinent to case management in the social services illustrates the
diversity of innovative approaches which have been developed. These include: new forms of …

Both professional service providers and public officials have come to view case
management as a powerful tool for providing help to such clients [ie, mentally ill, elderly …

Empirical research indicates that posttreatment factors, including employment, residential
stability, and social and family support, influence the resiliency of treatment outcomes. The …

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence rates of 90%–95% or more are
required to be effective at treating the virus and preventing drug resistance. From both a …

The purpose of this article is to suggest dimensions for conceptualizing continuity of care
and to propose some appropriate and useful measures. The dimensions considered include …

The need for case management in addictions treatment systems has been recognized for at
least 10 years. As more attention is paid to developing this treatment component and as …

To determine whether locus of AIDS case management affects the content of this service, a
survey of case managers in 42 major American cities was conducted. One hundred seventy …