An experimental two-year treatment project designed to help the acute schizophrenic emerge from psychosis a stronger, better integrated person is underway at Soteria House, a comfortable 16-room house in the San Francisco Bay area. The project will compare the effects of treatment in this special facility with those of "usual" treatment in a…

This newsletter reports on phenomena at the intersection of linguistics and psychoanalysis and psychiatry. This issue consists of the following articles: (1) an editorial entitled "Idioms, How We Love/Have You!", on the possible reasons behind the use of idioms; (2) "The Last Renaissance (Language in a Drug Rehabilitation Community)," by Harold…

Comments upon the role of teachers in breaking down students' resistance to learning, and suggests that teachers become, not all-knowing givers of knowledge in the classroom, but persons who help students become interpreters themselves by separating themselves from their own interpretations. (JC)

This study investigated the effects of therapists' observer-client race pairing and client self-disclosure on observers' descriptive and attitudinal ratings of clients. A major implication is that observer race, client race, and client self-disclosure influence clinical decision-making. (Author/LHW)

More than a language barrier separates the Spanish-speaking client from the counselor. The authors discuss the cultural characteristics implicit in the Hispanic tradition that may diminish the effectiveness of Chicana counselors. (Author)

Although in-depth, long-term group psychotherapy is a beneficial therapeutic experience for adolescent females suffering from anorexia nervosa, these clients are notoriously resistant to treatment and to long-term, open-ended group settings. This dissidence may stem from a motivational deficiency toward changing their eating patterns and…

This TIP, on the best practice guidelines for treatment of substance use disorders, was compiled from an increasing body of research literature that documents the effectiveness of brief interventions and therapies in both the mental health and substance abuse treatment fields. It links research to practice by providing counselors with up-to-date…

The rise in heroin use in the 1990s is attributed to an increase in snorting and smoking heroin as opposed to earlier epidemics that relied on intravenous use. An increase in purity has also added to the addiction problem. The trend towards use by young people was confirmed by the 2000 Monitoring the Future Study, which reported that 10.6% of high…

Contains 10 articles discussing various issues relating to suicide. Discusses difficulties in defining suicide and a psychological theory of suicide. Reports on suicide among the gifted and discusses cognitive processes and styles relating to suicide. Discusses the psychological autopsy, psychotherapy with suicidal patients, and care of the…

Impact of information about behaviors, labels, psychotherapy and sex of hypothetical pupils on teachers' expectations of present and future school functioning was investigated. Behaviors were the prepotent determinant of teachers' ratings. Future ratings of children were consistently more positive than ratings for the present. (Author/RD)

The importance of the use of individual insight-oriented psychotherapy in campus counseling centers is emphasized. The unique advantages of the counseling center include immediate availability of psychological help, intimate contact with neutral adult models, and use of adolescent's intuitive capacities. (Author)

The role of family relational problems in the assessment and treatment of psychopathology in children, including the relationship between family and individual disorders, is considered. The study of family relational problems is placed in historical and theoretical contexts and in relationship to assessment issues. Current diagnosis and…

Relates how a Native American single mother and former drug user turned her life around and went to college to become a substance abuse therapist. During therapy groups with other Native Americans, she promotes healing by stressing the importance of family, parenting, self-esteem, and relationships, as opposed to focusing on the participant's…

Dr. Terry Tafoya relates his experiences as a student and a therapist and integrates traditional Native American stories to illustrate the importance of balancing Western knowledge with traditional culture and values. Stresses the importance of approaching the acquisition of knowledge from different perspectives when developing graduate programs…

Critically examines contemporary Hispanic mental health research. Develops idea that "establishment psychiatry" dominates methods, research, reimbursement, and treatment. Suggests need to broaden paradigms with culturally sensitive insight and contemporary psychiatric theory. Analyzes issues using frameworks of mental health research,…