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A Descriptive Study Of Commitment Practices In A Selected Jurisdiction, Louis A. Pesnicak Jun 1991

A Descriptive Study Of Commitment Practices In A Selected Jurisdiction, Louis A. Pesnicak

Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the application of commitment procedures in one urban community in Virginia. The study investigated: the concordance rates of clinical recommendation for treatment and the outcome of the commitment hearing. the time lapse between detention of an individual and the hearing outcome. the presenting symptomatology and outcome. and the pre-detention compliance to treatment and outcome. The study's findings showed a concordance rate of 64% between clinical recommendation and outcome. It provided no significant differences in symptomatology/outcome, compliance/outcome, and time lapse/outcome. The lack of any significant findings seems to suggest that application of commitment laws might benefit from institution …


Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design [Arabic], Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend Jan 1991

Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design [Arabic], Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend

Reproductive Health

The Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design, first published in English by the Population Council in 1983, was based on field research studies in Asia. This second edition contains revised and expanded sections. Where appropriate, examples from Latin America and Africa have been added. The introductory section contains a current statement on the process of health and family planning operations research (OR). New chapters have been included on selecting an appropriate intervention to test in an OR study, and on describing the main elements of the study intervention. The chapter on information dissemination has been expanded and a new …


Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend Jan 1991

Handbook For Family Planning Operations Research Design, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend

Reproductive Health

The Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design, first published in English by the Population Council in 1983, was based on field research studies in Asia. This second edition contains revised and expanded sections. Where appropriate, examples from Latin America and Africa have been added. The introductory section contains a current statement on the process of health and family planning operations research (OR). New chapters have been included on selecting an appropriate intervention to test in an OR study, and on describing the main elements of the study intervention. The chapter on information dissemination has been expanded and a new …


Manual Para El Diseño De Investigación Operativa En Planificación Familiar, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend Jan 1991

Manual Para El Diseño De Investigación Operativa En Planificación Familiar, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, John Townsend

Reproductive Health

El Manual para el diseño de investigación operativa en planificación familiar, publicado por primera vez en inglés por el Population Council en 1983, se basó en las experiencias de los autores en investigaciones operativas en Asia. Esta segunda edición contiene secciones revisadas y aumentadas. En su caso, se han agregado ejemplos de América Latina y África. En la Introducción se hace una revisión completa y actualizada del desarrollo de la investigación operativa (IO) en salud y planificación familiar. Se han agregado nuevos capítulos sobre la selección de la intervención a ser probada en un investigación operativa sobre la descripción de …