Dr. Goldstein continues the laudable practice of reprinting articles of historical significance in the history of ADHD with this selective reprinting of material from the original article by Maurice Laufer, Eric Denhoff, and Gerald Solomons on hyperkinetic impulsive disorder (HID) in children. This article on HID is among the first articles to…

Asserts that counselors can benefit from the knowledge gained by health care professionals to meet client needs more effectively, and that marketing strategies can be used as tools to meet this end. Recommends that counselors gain knowledge of theory and strategies associated with marketing to prepare themselves for more effective functioning in…

Responds to Wittman's previous article on counseling and marketing by discussing concerns about two of Wittman's purposes for use of marketing: improved services in consumers and economic survival of counseling profession. Agrees that counseling profession needs to understand basic marketing principles used by business and health care industry;…

Responds to Wittman's previous article on counseling and marketing by questioning whether marketing is a justifiable means to a worthwhile end. Examines language of marketing, juxtaposes marketing and counseling metaphors to highlight conflicting philosophies, and concludes that counselors should not abandon philosophical traditions of their…

The incorporation of published outcome data into clinical practice plays a significant role in determining appropriate treatment interventions and the efficacy of various modalities. If practitioners are willing to conduct their own outcome research, the results will enhance the quality of care for clients and improve the quality of information…

One pressing issue in health care delivery is that the system is not organized to serve people from different ethnocultural communities. Based upon investigations of the management of chronic illness by first-generation Canadian women, proposes a transformative model for counseling which acknowledges the wisdom of women is proposed. (Author/EMK)

Discusses the development of public schools as centers for social and health services. Identifies the at-risk population and describes a variety of intervention programs. Envisions a comprehensive, centralized scheme at the city or county level to serve the needs of disadvantaged students and their families. (DM)

For the vast majority of persons of all ages who suffer from major depression, it is recurrent. A traditional wisdom has been that elderly persons respond more poorly to treatment for serious depression than younger persons. The psychiatric status of 127 elderly persons hospitalized for an episode of major depression was systematically assessed…

This paper proposes system supports to improve the post-school status of mildly disabled special education students and recommends that such supports be a focus of research supported by the federal Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. Each service is discussed in terms of its rationale, possible content, process measures,…