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A Constructive View Of The Non-Compliant Patient: Understanding Barriers To Compliance And Proposed Solutions, Barbara Smith Jan 1998

A Constructive View Of The Non-Compliant Patient: Understanding Barriers To Compliance And Proposed Solutions, Barbara Smith

Theses Digitization Project

The health care industry is currently experiencing many changes. Managed care is altering the way health care is delivered through advances in technology and new approaches in financing. As part of this transition, importance will be placed on patients becoming better consumers and participants in determining their health care service needs. The focus of this study is on the non-compliant patient and the many factors that revolve around this topic.


Compliance Behavior In Physical Therapy Home Programs, Douglas Paul Rosario Jan 1998

Compliance Behavior In Physical Therapy Home Programs, Douglas Paul Rosario

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No abstract provided.


Cocaine Usage And Sentencing Of African American Males, Harun Hazim Jan 1998

Cocaine Usage And Sentencing Of African American Males, Harun Hazim

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No abstract provided.


Elementary School Teachers' Recognition Of Depression In Children, Mixel Ventura, Emelinda Figueroa Jan 1998

Elementary School Teachers' Recognition Of Depression In Children, Mixel Ventura, Emelinda Figueroa

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No abstract provided.


Evaluating Program And Client Characteristics Associated With Early Dropout In An Outpatient Drug And Alcohol Clinic: A Restrospective Study, Marlene Fern Clark Jan 1998

Evaluating Program And Client Characteristics Associated With Early Dropout In An Outpatient Drug And Alcohol Clinic: A Restrospective Study, Marlene Fern Clark

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No abstract provided.


Central City Youth And Hiv/Aids An Emerging Community Construct: Finding The Best Fit Ofprovention And Intervention Service, Michael David Black Jan 1998

Central City Youth And Hiv/Aids An Emerging Community Construct: Finding The Best Fit Ofprovention And Intervention Service, Michael David Black

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No abstract provided.


Dually Diagnosed Mental Health Clients: A Comparative Study Of Those Receiving Treatment In A Dual Diagnosis Program And Those Receiving Only Mental Health Treatment, Guadalupe Leon Gomez Flores Jan 1997

Dually Diagnosed Mental Health Clients: A Comparative Study Of Those Receiving Treatment In A Dual Diagnosis Program And Those Receiving Only Mental Health Treatment, Guadalupe Leon Gomez Flores

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No abstract provided.


The Most Appropriate Educational Placement For Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children In Residential Care, Margaret Cecilia Afana Jan 1997

The Most Appropriate Educational Placement For Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children In Residential Care, Margaret Cecilia Afana

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This research project utilized a post-positivist design for the purpose of exploring and determining the most appropriate educational placement for seriously emotionally disturbed children who reside in residential care and who are considered to be "high risk," both educationally and socially. It was the goal of the study, through qualitative research, to establish a basis for the successful education and social integration of SED children.


A Study Of The Predisposing Factors For Depression In In-Center Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, Rachel Michelle Heimbigner Jan 1997

A Study Of The Predisposing Factors For Depression In In-Center Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, Rachel Michelle Heimbigner

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No abstract provided.


Discrepancies In Social Workers' Self-Perception In Theoretical And Treatment Approaches To Depressed Late Middle-Age Women, Enid Aida Velasco Jan 1997

Discrepancies In Social Workers' Self-Perception In Theoretical And Treatment Approaches To Depressed Late Middle-Age Women, Enid Aida Velasco

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No abstract provided.


Interprofessional Expectations Of The Medical Social Worker In Home Health Care, Wendy Marie Schill Jan 1997

Interprofessional Expectations Of The Medical Social Worker In Home Health Care, Wendy Marie Schill

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No abstract provided.


Sexual Identity Risk Favors In Childhood Suicide Attempts, Linda Thomas, Lary Totten Jan 1997

Sexual Identity Risk Favors In Childhood Suicide Attempts, Linda Thomas, Lary Totten

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No abstract provided.


Alcohol And Amphetamine Dependencies Convoluted With Anorexia And Bulimia Nervosa, Wendy Sue Briggs, Kelly-Jo Chastain-Carlton Jan 1997

Alcohol And Amphetamine Dependencies Convoluted With Anorexia And Bulimia Nervosa, Wendy Sue Briggs, Kelly-Jo Chastain-Carlton

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This study explored the possibility that some individuals with alcohol and amphetamine addictions are initially motivated to use alcohol and amphetamines because of underlying issues involving body dissatisfaction and weight reduction associated with Anorexia and Bilimia Nervosa. Current literature reveals similarities among chemical dependencies and eating disorders.


The Effects Of Client Attachment Styles And Therapeutic Alliance On Treatment Outcome, Dayle Louisa Hill Jan 1997

The Effects Of Client Attachment Styles And Therapeutic Alliance On Treatment Outcome, Dayle Louisa Hill

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No abstract provided.


Recognizing Gender Differences: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Judyth Lynne Scott, Linda Diane Pettine Jan 1997

Recognizing Gender Differences: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Judyth Lynne Scott, Linda Diane Pettine

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This study explored the treatment of women's substance abuse from a critical theory perspective. The literature indicates that, within substance abuse treatment programs and in the research world, few treatment programs are sensitive to women's specific needs.


Orphanages In America: Are They Needed?, Cara Lynn Hans, Lawrence Payne Jan 1997

Orphanages In America: Are They Needed?, Cara Lynn Hans, Lawrence Payne

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The purpose of this constructivist research study was to examine the idea of returning to the orphanage system, as a placement option for children who have been removed from their homes. The authors felt that this was especially important since lawmakers have been discussing this option as an answer to the question of welfare reform, and further felt that decisions such as these should not be made without the input of professionals in the social work field.


Effects Of Mdl-72222 On Cocaine- And Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference In Preweanling Rats, Bonnie Sue Butterfield Jan 1997

Effects Of Mdl-72222 On Cocaine- And Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference In Preweanling Rats, Bonnie Sue Butterfield

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No abstract provided.


Chronic Fatigue And Immune Dysfunction Syndrome: Its Relationship To Underlying Emotional And Psychological Issues, Terri Lynn Alberts Jan 1997

Chronic Fatigue And Immune Dysfunction Syndrome: Its Relationship To Underlying Emotional And Psychological Issues, Terri Lynn Alberts

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This post-positivist research study explored the possible relationship between Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and the presence of underlying psychological and emotional issues. An exploratory design with naturalistic methods of inquiry was utilized to investigate whether the presence, or absence, of these issues had any impact on the overall disease process.


An Exploratory Study Of Heroin Addicts' Perceptions Of Methadone Treatment, Sandra Ellen Nehring Jan 1996

An Exploratory Study Of Heroin Addicts' Perceptions Of Methadone Treatment, Sandra Ellen Nehring

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Methadone treatment continues to be the most widely used treatment modality for heroin addiction despite continued controversy. The efficacy of methadone treatment has been determined primarily by statistical research of program outcomes. This study explored heroin addicts' perceptions of methadone treatment.


Perspectives Of Administrative And Direct Services Providers For Substance Abusing Women And Their Children: An Exploratory Study, Susan Gail Lacey, Willem Vanderpauwert Jan 1996

Perspectives Of Administrative And Direct Services Providers For Substance Abusing Women And Their Children: An Exploratory Study, Susan Gail Lacey, Willem Vanderpauwert

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No abstract provided.


A Research Study On Emotional Adjustment Of A Spouse Following Stroke, John P. Vlasic Ii Jan 1996

A Research Study On Emotional Adjustment Of A Spouse Following Stroke, John P. Vlasic Ii

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This research project focuses on age as a predictor in the emotional adjustment of a spouse following his/her partner's stroke. The medical records of 80 stroke cases were reviewed at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, California. Patients and spouses were examined in two age groupings, age 55 and below, and ages 56 and above. Study of these two age groups afforded the most meaningful division to study spouse adjustment.


A Pre-Test/Post-Test Analysis Of Value, Behavioral And Spritual Changes In Drug Treatment, Ralph Olav Jacobsson Jan 1996

A Pre-Test/Post-Test Analysis Of Value, Behavioral And Spritual Changes In Drug Treatment, Ralph Olav Jacobsson

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No abstract provided.


Factors Affecting Hispanic Adolescent Substance Abuse, Patricia Joanne Williams Jan 1996

Factors Affecting Hispanic Adolescent Substance Abuse, Patricia Joanne Williams

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No abstract provided.


Restraint Use: Impact Of An Employee Educational Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Elizabeth Ann Roybal Jan 1996

Restraint Use: Impact Of An Employee Educational Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Elizabeth Ann Roybal

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between The Level Of Alcohol Consumption And The Incidence Of Spousal Abuse In Euro-American And Hispanic Male Populations, Gabriela Patricia Gomez Jan 1996

The Relationship Between The Level Of Alcohol Consumption And The Incidence Of Spousal Abuse In Euro-American And Hispanic Male Populations, Gabriela Patricia Gomez

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Text includes English and Spanish versions of questionaires and consent forms.


Indicators Of Delay Between Recommendation For Community Outpatient Treatment And Release Into A Conditional Release Program, Dennis Howard Littlefield, Eric Harley Summers Jan 1996

Indicators Of Delay Between Recommendation For Community Outpatient Treatment And Release Into A Conditional Release Program, Dennis Howard Littlefield, Eric Harley Summers

Theses Digitization Project

The mentally ill who have been found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity (NGRI), appear to be at risk in several areas when confronted with the judicial system. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the factors which predict recidivism of NGRI patients in Community Out-patient Treatment (COT) also inhibit a patient's release into a conditional release program (CONREP).


A Literature Of Change: Slave Narrative Rhetoric In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Andrew Jack Loverde Jan 1996

A Literature Of Change: Slave Narrative Rhetoric In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Andrew Jack Loverde

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No abstract provided.


Correlation Study Of Methamphetamine Abuse And Resultant Levels Of Child Neglect, Marjorie Nodelman-Niedringhaus Jan 1996

Correlation Study Of Methamphetamine Abuse And Resultant Levels Of Child Neglect, Marjorie Nodelman-Niedringhaus

Theses Digitization Project

This positivist research project will attempt to show a correlation between levels of child neglect and proportionate levels of methamphetamine abuse. The term abuse will be used to refer to the chronic, compulsive use of methamphetamine in such a manner, that it will assume a central and negative role in the individual's life style and will result in impaired functioning and parenting.


A Study Of The Effects Of Lesbians' Sexual Orientation To The Disease Of Alcoholism, Teddie Valenzuela Chapin Jan 1996

A Study Of The Effects Of Lesbians' Sexual Orientation To The Disease Of Alcoholism, Teddie Valenzuela Chapin

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No abstract provided.


In-Home Health Care And Hospitalization Status, Donna Lee Maeser Jan 1996

In-Home Health Care And Hospitalization Status, Donna Lee Maeser

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The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship between in-home health care services for elderly patients who were recently discharged from inpatient care and re-hospitalization rates. The design was descriptive and the hypothesis was that the provision of in-home health care services would mitigate a decline in the health status, of an elderly patient, following discharge from inpatient care and prevent re-hospitalization.