Presents the ICD 9 and the DSM III classification systems used in child psychiatry. Discusses the need for classification/diagnosis, the general features of the two systems, and their relevance for children and adolescents. Includes a short critique of classification systems. (AS)

The terminal master's degree in psychology with a clinical emphasis is not a dead-end precluding doctoral work. Eighty-six percent (24 out of 28) of the respondents who applied to doctoral programs gained admission and of these twenty-four, 17 had been denied admission before master's training. (Author/RM)

Reviews quantitative studies concerned with the effectiveness of transactional analysis (TA) as a method of improving interpersonal communication and promoting mental health. Describes TA in educational, occupational, and clinical settings and discusses its effects compared with other types of counseling. Proposes methodological improvements for…

Reviews the convergences and divergences between counseling and clinical psychology in terms of history, roles/functions, training conferences and experiences, work settings, and the future. Concludes that both specialties are converging in a number of ways, and discusses implications. (JAC)

This annual dissertation review was prepared by surveying issues of Dissertation Abstracts International for 1981. The bibliography contains 68 citations, with condensed abstracts, arranged in three major categories: the rehabilitation client, services and outcomes, and rehabilitation professionals. (PAS)

Assessed and compared the interpretive accuracy of the standard Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and two MMPI short forms with a sample of geriatric psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric teams evaluated the accuracy of the interpretation. Standard form interpretations were rated significantly greater than the interpretations…

Research reviewed indicates that the concept of the nuclear family is inadequate and misleading for an understanding of family dynamics or a guide for therapeutic intervention. Nonetheless, clinical practitioners and psychological theorists foster the nuclear myth. A new approach to the study of human relationships is needed. (Author/GC)

Investigated diagnostic policies for hyperactivity used by (N=16) experienced clinical psychologists. Individual analyses were made on each clinician's set of diagnoses of children described in terms of 19 cues. Clinicians' diagnoses were intercorrelated but substantial individual differences existed. Suggests little professional consensus on the…

Anorexics were compared to female depressed controls to measure boundary impairment. Anorexics scored higher on inner-outer and conceptual boundary disturbance and produced significantly more responses that emphasized the solidity of object boundaries. Boundary scores were unrelated to degree of weight loss and global symptom severity. (Author)

Describes an acculturation scale for Mexican Americans which can be administered in English, Spanish, or both languages; is applicable with both normal and psychiatric populations; and differentiates five distinct types of Mexican Americans based on four major factors. Includes reliability and validity data and a copy of the scale. (Author/SB)

Both self-report and behavioral assessments of behavior change following treatment failed to show interaction of treatment type and level of dysfunctional attitudes. Skills training and cognitive-behavioral treatments were equally effective and significantly more effective for persons with low levels of dysfunctional attitudes. (Author)

All of the measures require greater reading capability than tests like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory that are designed for use with diverse clinical populations. Unfortunately, some important measures based on promising social-learning conceptualizations of marital conflict were among the more difficult. (Author)

Provides a brief synopsis of the utility of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) short forms with psychiatric, medical and normal samples. Strengths and limitations of each MMPI short form are discussed. (Author)

In this article, the development of egocentrically motivated altruism as one pragmatic alternative for regulation of the relationship between individuals and society is discussed in terms of its implications for clinical psychology. (Author/WI)

A discussion of the rationale of the efforts of the Ohio Psychological Association "to confirm the competence, the status, and the autonomy of psychologists as providers of mental health services," originally presented as a presidential address at the meeting of the Ohio Psychological Association Perrysburg, Ohio, 10/24/75. (Author/JM)