This article describes a study in which a true experimental design was used to evaluate a multifaceted community aide support system for frequently hospitalized individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Intervention techniques included psychiatric rehabilitation, attention to medication compliance, pre-identification of possible stressors and methods of coping with them, and a plan for daily physical activity. This study demonstrates a need for further controlled research to determine what components of psychosocial rehabilitation do make a difference, and the development of dependent measures more appropriate than hospitalization to use in the evaluation of psychosocial rehabilitation programs.The importance of having an appropriate social network in maintaining frequently hospitalized individuals in the community has been the subject of recent research (
The goals of this study were to describe the attitudes of deaf adolescents toward alcohol and drinking and to provide an empirical base of knowledge from which primary intervention strategies might be developed. A national sample of 414 juniors and seniors in high schools for hearing-impaired students was surveyed with an Attitudes Toward Alcohol scale developed for this purpose and administered in sign language. Students in the survey expressed attitudes less than positive. Their feelings appeared to be multidimensional; four factors were identified. These factors were similar to those identified in other recent studies of normally hearing populations. Implications and suggestions for further research are included.
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