A model for psychosocial rehabilitation of hospitalized oncology patients, found to be effective in use with gynecologic cancer patients, is described. It is suggested that the contribution of mental health professionals to the health delivery system of an oncology ward is essential to the maintenance of comprehensive care.
Research on institutionalized drug abusers has produced a profile of drug users which at times has been applied improperly to all individuals who manifest drug-related problems. This study compares a sample of drug treatment clients with a sample of emergency room patients who have acute drug reaction problems to ascertain the extent to which the traditional profile of drug abusers accurately describes both of these drug-using groups. The conclusion is that the treatment client sample does resemble the profile, but the emergency room patient sample does not. Treatment implications of this conclusion are discussed.
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