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Peer reviewedStich, Thomas F. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1983
Provides theoretical and practical information on the use of Outward Bound activities in a mental health setting. First section traces the development of physical activity as an adjunctive psychiatric treatment and then describes a model treatment program for psychiatric patients in the second section. (ERB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Experiential Learning, Mental Health, Patients
Zaff, Jonathan F.; Calkins, Julia; Bridges, Lisa J.; Margie, Nancy Geyelin – 2002
A significant minority of teens and preteens suffer from anxiety disorders, depression and other mood disorders, behavior problems, and drug and alcohol addiction. Others have low self-esteem, difficulty coping, and feelings of insecurity. Given the harmful consequences of such disorders, policymakers and practitioners should be alert to teens…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Behavior Problems
Download full textOklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1991
This comprehensive course from the Practical Nursing series of competency-based curricula is designed to prepare students for employment by systematically guiding the students' learning activities from the simple to the complex. These materials prepare health care practitioners to function effectively in the rapidly changing health care industry.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Basic Skills, Behavior Disorders, Competency Based Education
Peer reviewedSwanda, Rex M.; Kahn, Marvin W. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Describes study in which 146 rural mental health clinic clients reported moderate to extreme stress levels for all demographic and diagnostic groupings. Indicates younger patients had higher stress levels than older and significantly different stress events differentiated alcoholic, male, and Hispanic-American patients. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Alcoholism, Change
Sotomayor, Marta, Ed. – 1984
Five agencies of the Public Health Service (PHS) joined with PHS Hispanic employees and other Hispanic health specialists to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Week by critically examining health issues of particular relevance to Hispanics. The first day the forum sought to define, from an Hispanic perspective, issues relating to health statistics,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Clinics, Cultural Influences, Drug Abuse
Griffiths, Curt Taylor, Ed. – 1987
Northern youth increasingly find themselves in a state of crisis--separated from family and community for the purposes of further education, exposed to the temptations of alcohol and drug abuse and facing the prospect of underemployment, they often come into contact with the justice system at an early age. Fascinated by and indoctrinated with the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescent Development, Alcoholism, American Indian Education
