Hospice care differs from traditional medical care in that it aims to optimize the quality of the patient's remaining life rather than to maximize its duration. The Hayward Hospice project, begun in November of 1977 as a pilot project to evaluate whether hospice quality care could be provided within manageable costs and thus be included as a…

Traditional approaches to family stress theory have underscored the importance of the family as a reactor to stress, as a manager of resources within the family system. In contrast, the active process of employing coping strategies within the family and in transactions with the community have received limited consideration in both research and…

The training of teachers in the use of six "classroom management schedules" designed to match the behavioral characteristics of various types of students is described. Treatment schedules are detailed, and results of their application by classroom teachers in eight case studies are discussed. (JMF)

A pilot support group established at Boston City Hospital deals with the personal and professional issues arising from stresses of internship. This report describes the functioning of this group, including a statement of goals, content of weekly meetings, and evaluation by group members. (Author/LBH)

Discusses the interrelated problems of burnout and substance abuse facing professionals in admissions. Contributing conditions include their tremendous responsibilities, their onerous schedules, dual responsibilities of recruitment and administration, absence from home, and then having to handle piled-up work. Advocates continuing education,…

Medical residency programs that offer student support groups and have taken other steps in support of residents' adjustment are reviewed. Options for program development that are flexible and convenient and offer psychological and social support are suggested for programs not already offering them. (MSE)

Since no school district is immune to death, the concepts of death and dying, stress management, and suicide should be worked into the curriculum beginning in the fourth grade. Advice is given concerning planning for potential tragedy, responding to a student's or staff member's death, and establishing memorials. Two figures cite teenage suicide…

Outlines a complex research agenda for understanding the contributions of informal social support to the quality of later life. Suggests a conceptual model for investigating informal support networks and well-being for the elderly and offers suggestions for operationalizing the model. (NRB)

Responds to the critical evaluation of Coyne and Anderson in the previous article, of "Psychosomatic Families: Anorexia Nervosa in Context" (Minuchin, Rosman, and Baker). Asserts that indeed certain very specifically defined diabetic patients' physiological disturbance serves a function in their families, an assertion strongly supported by…

Assessed the attitudes of parents of homosexual children, primarily members of support groups for parents of lesbians/gays, were they to discover their child(ren) had Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Responses indicated devastation at the thought, with persistence of a bond between parent and child, though parents felt ambivalent…

The study of individuals (N=104) providing family care homes for mentally retarded residents found that amount of social support best predicted stress and perceptions of competence, that the presence of a handicapped person in the provider's family best predicted self-perception of competence, and that home provider age best predicted depression.…

Coping mechanisms and other strategies are needed to alleviate the anxiety experienced by visually impaired students and clients during the mobility training process. This literature review discusses the effects of stress, potential stress reduction techniques, factors which impact independent mobility, and suggested areas of future research. (VW)

A study of faculty coping strategies at a large public university found that strategies fit into five categories: problem-focused, avoidance-focused, cognitive redefinition, affective regulation, and resigned acceptance. Problem-focused behaviors were the most frequently reported. (Author/MSE)

Examined time-management and self-care coping techniques that multiple-role women use. Found number, type, and frequency of use of coping strategies significantly related to level of distress, stress, and particularly marital adjustment. High marital adjustment group subjects had significantly lower levels of distress, employed a greater number of…

Describes conflict involving disputes in the school or living environment that may cause physical or psychological harm to children. Proposes a systematic approach to help children cope with the traumatic events they face during their developmental years. (Author/ABB)