Reaching Families of Hospitalized Mental Patients: A Group Approach.

Thompson, Richard W.; Wiley, Elizabeth

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ERIC Number: EJ016897

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Publication Date: 1970

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Reaching Families of Hospitalized Mental Patients: A Group Approach

Thompson, Richard W.; Wiley, Elizabeth

Community Ment Health J, 6, 1, 22-30, 70 Feb

A short-term group approach has been developed utilizing principles of crisis intervention. Group sessions are offered during admission and predischarge phases. Achievable goals pertain to providing support and information to families and diagnostic information to staff. Supportive statistical data and case examples are presented. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Crisis Intervention, Family Attitudes, Family Counseling, Group Counseling, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Patients, Problem Solving, Psychiatric Services

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