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Stretching The Paradigm: Crisis As A Problem In Mental Health Research, Roger A. Lohmann
Stretching The Paradigm: Crisis As A Problem In Mental Health Research, Roger A. Lohmann
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Crisis intervention is an established paradigm of community mental health theory and practice in which the nature and circumstances of crises are assumed to be well understood and the subject of established research findings and theory. Review of existing crisis research literature fails to support such assumptions. There is, in fact, little current evidence available on the nature and circumstances of mental health crises, despite the importance of crisis intervention in contemporary practice. This paper presents descriptive findings of a study of the frequency, duration and severity of mental health crises, based on analysis of more than 500 crisis incidents …
Mental Health Crises As A Regional Problem, Roger A. Lohmann
Mental Health Crises As A Regional Problem, Roger A. Lohmann
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Mental health crises are often presented and thought about as individual problems, activities going on only within the minds of individuals. This presentation considers mental health crisis as a regional problem. It discusses the four county region of North Central West Virginia which is the catchment area for Valley Community Mental Health Center. It is based on a study conducted by the author of the need for a revised and integrated crisis management system for the region.
Crisis Intervention Services In Mental Health: A Review Of The Literature, Roger A. Lohmann, Ellen Neidermeyer
Crisis Intervention Services In Mental Health: A Review Of The Literature, Roger A. Lohmann, Ellen Neidermeyer
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This paper is a review of the literature on mobile crisis services and other forms of modern crisis intervention services. It is the first part of a larger project, termed the North Central West Virginia Crisis Study. The purpose of this literature review is to identify recent published literature on crisis services, with particular attention to crisis response services. No attempt has been made to survey the voluminous literature on crisis intervention practice skills and techniques.
Mental Health Crisis: A Survey, Roger A. Lohmann, Ellen Neidermeyer
Mental Health Crisis: A Survey, Roger A. Lohmann, Ellen Neidermeyer
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This paper is a research report on mobile crisis services and other forms of modern crisis intervention services. It is part of a larger project, termed the North Central West Virginia Crisis Study. This paper reports the results of a survey of mental health crisis incidents reported to a multi-county hotline.
Spreadsheet Analysis In Human Service Administration, Roger A. Lohmann
Spreadsheet Analysis In Human Service Administration, Roger A. Lohmann
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One of the most useful genres of personal computer software for human service administrators is the electronic spreadsheet. Despite its status as the single most important reason for the commercial success of the personal computer (or PC), spreadsheets have received scant attention in human service administration. An extended search of the major electronic bibliographies and information services turned up no references to spreadsheets in the human service literature. We are already building an extensive knowledge and experience base in the application of spreadsheets to the problems of human service administration. However, as the paucity of literature on this subject shows, …