Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

California State University, San Bernardino

Discipline
Keyword
Publication Year
Publication
Publication Type

Articles 31 - 60 of 68

Full-Text Articles in Psychiatric and Mental Health

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention For Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders In Residential Treatment, Kathryn Joanne Morin Silva Jan 2000

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention For Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders In Residential Treatment, Kathryn Joanne Morin Silva

Theses Digitization Project

Increasing numbers of children being referred for mental health services are exhibiting problematic behaviors that can be subsumed under the category of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. This study with its foundations in a post-positivist approach was designed to explore treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral intervention applied to adolescents at Oak Grove Institute, a residential treatment facility. This study hypothesized that Wexler's PRISM Model, with its integration of affect, would be instrumental in modifying disruptive behavior as measured at Oak Grove Institute. Although the small sample size precluded statistically significant findings, there were interesting results with respect to two dependant variables. Findings …


Can Recidivism Be Predicted Among Rapists And Pedophiles During Their First Year Of Parole In The State Of California?, Michael Daniel Bogdanoff, Harvey Darnell Hamm Jan 2000

Can Recidivism Be Predicted Among Rapists And Pedophiles During Their First Year Of Parole In The State Of California?, Michael Daniel Bogdanoff, Harvey Darnell Hamm

Theses Digitization Project

A multi-regression analysis was performed utilizing the variables, age, ethnicity, criminal background, and facets of treatment, but differentiated between the rapist and pedophile, examining the variance of recidivism.


Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre Jan 2000

Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Benefits Of Wilderness Experience For Mental Health: An Exploratory Study On Nature-Based Therapies, Trina Suzanne Goldberger, Diane Marie Waters Jan 2000

The Benefits Of Wilderness Experience For Mental Health: An Exploratory Study On Nature-Based Therapies, Trina Suzanne Goldberger, Diane Marie Waters

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Dissociative Identity Disorder: Integration Versus Non-Integration, Kris Jane Strande Jan 2000

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Integration Versus Non-Integration, Kris Jane Strande

Theses Digitization Project

For the mental health professional, the client with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) can be exciting, exhausting and frustrating. Formal education offers little help in treatment and diagnosis of this disorder. This paper will explore the most utilized treatment goals available to the professional and the client. Although most "experts" in the field of Dissociative Disorders subscribe to the treatment goal of integration, this study challenges that idea. As the results of the study indicate, integration was not the most utilized goal of treatment among the participants of this study.


Family Visits Or Contact To Dementia Elderly At Long Term Care Facilities, Sam Ndu Achor Jan 2000

Family Visits Or Contact To Dementia Elderly At Long Term Care Facilities, Sam Ndu Achor

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Elderly Caregivers' Underutilization Of Respite Services, Miyako Baba Jan 2000

Elderly Caregivers' Underutilization Of Respite Services, Miyako Baba

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of A Token Economy On Group Attendance In A Locked Psychiatric Facility, Kathleen Joanne Murphy Jan 1999

The Effects Of A Token Economy On Group Attendance In A Locked Psychiatric Facility, Kathleen Joanne Murphy

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Reducing Depression In Homeless Parents: The Effectiveness Of Short-Term Shelters, Andrea Durant Heitz Jan 1999

Reducing Depression In Homeless Parents: The Effectiveness Of Short-Term Shelters, Andrea Durant Heitz

Theses Digitization Project

This study supported the hypothesis that short-term shelter programs can help reduce depression in homeless parents.


Adult Hispanic Females: Resiliency And Support Systems, Rosalina Becerra, Rosalie Arlene Rangel Jan 1999

Adult Hispanic Females: Resiliency And Support Systems, Rosalina Becerra, Rosalie Arlene Rangel

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Treatment Outcomes Of The Augmented Board And Care System For The Mentally Ill: Focus On Post-Placement And Diagnosis, Brian Stewart Cunningham Jan 1999

Treatment Outcomes Of The Augmented Board And Care System For The Mentally Ill: Focus On Post-Placement And Diagnosis, Brian Stewart Cunningham

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Eating Disorders And Early Attachment Difficulties, Jennifer Ann Dinicola, Tamara Ann Pine Jan 1999

Eating Disorders And Early Attachment Difficulties, Jennifer Ann Dinicola, Tamara Ann Pine

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Anxiety And Depression: An Empirical Investigation Of The Diathesis-Stress Model Of Psychopathology, Deborah Jean Hartley Jan 1999

Anxiety And Depression: An Empirical Investigation Of The Diathesis-Stress Model Of Psychopathology, Deborah Jean Hartley

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Chronic Childhood Disease And Child Abuse, Michelle Marie Lindholm Jan 1998

Chronic Childhood Disease And Child Abuse, Michelle Marie Lindholm

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the present research is to investigate whether or not chronically ill children are victims of child abuse more frequently than healthy children. The gender of the child and of the parent will also be examined for differences in the treatment children receive.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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.


Project Success: Examining The Impact Of Supported Work Programs On Clients' Self-Esteem And Quality Of Life, Susan Anne Brisco, S. Denise Christensen Jan 1996

Project Success: Examining The Impact Of Supported Work Programs On Clients' Self-Esteem And Quality Of Life, Susan Anne Brisco, S. Denise Christensen

Theses Digitization Project

Among the goals of recent supported work employment programs is improvement of competitive employment opportunities for individuals who suffer from chronic mental illness, and for whom competitive employment outcomes are poor. This study examined the effects of a vocational rehabilitation program, Project Success (Skills Upgrade: Client Centered Empowerment Supportive Services), on self esteem and quality of life for chronically mentally ill participants.


Male Sexual Abuse: A Retrospective Study, Gary Wayne Deaton Jan 1996

Male Sexual Abuse: A Retrospective Study, Gary Wayne Deaton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Aggressive Case Management Service In Reducing The Frequencies Of Acute Episodes Of The Chronically Mentally Ill, Daniel Morton Cunningham Jan 1996

The Impact Of Aggressive Case Management Service In Reducing The Frequencies Of Acute Episodes Of The Chronically Mentally Ill, Daniel Morton Cunningham

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Assessment And Recognition Of Childhood Abuse Among Former Patton State Hospital Patients By Psychiatric Social Workers, Bonnie A. Criner, Hope M. Young Jan 1994

The Assessment And Recognition Of Childhood Abuse Among Former Patton State Hospital Patients By Psychiatric Social Workers, Bonnie A. Criner, Hope M. Young

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of The Provision Of Certain Treatment Programs On Length Of Stay For 1370 Commitments, Brooks Benjamin Roll Jan 1993

The Effect Of The Provision Of Certain Treatment Programs On Length Of Stay For 1370 Commitments, Brooks Benjamin Roll

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


On The Excessive Saving Of Objects: An Exploratory Study, Deborah Ann Montana Almer Jan 1988

On The Excessive Saving Of Objects: An Exploratory Study, Deborah Ann Montana Almer

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Pets On Schizophrenics In A Day Treatment Program, Carol Lynne Eyster Jan 1984

The Effects Of Pets On Schizophrenics In A Day Treatment Program, Carol Lynne Eyster

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.