Alterations in the communication of the simulated patient may provide an opportunity for doctor-patient communication research in such areas as: message effects upon both doctor and patient; effects of role expectations; communication competency; and the manner in which the patient weighs information and acts upon it. (LBH)

In a survey of pre-clinical students' views on being told their diagnosis and prognosis in the hypothetical case of cancer, high agreement in the proportion wanting to be or not to be told was found between the responses of students and a sample of cancer patients reported by Kelly and Friesen. (Author/LBH)

A study of 119 diabetic patients, student nurses, social workers, dieticians, and medical students indicates that programmed self-teaching with feedback by multiple-choice questions is an efficient method of instruction of basic facts of nutrition for diabetes. It enables the physician to spend more time on the patient's personal problems.…

Violent behaviors increasingly provide the basis for psychiatric hospitalization. This study targeted a group of high-risk psychiatric inpatients with a recent history of violence. A solution-focused treatment approach was used in conducting two ongoing weekly therapy groups. Patients were encouraged to reflect upon occasions where they…

Individualizing treatment to accommodate the diverse needs of patients has long been a priority among psychologists. In the inpatient realm, where heterogeneous client groupings are often common, individualizing treatment is an ongoing challenge for therapists compelled to rely increasingly on cost-effective group treatment modalities. This paper…

This paper gives a brief overview of how qualitative and quantitative interviews can be combined to get a fuller picture of a program and its outcomes. This concept is illustrated through a discussion of evaluations of the Employment Intervention Demonstration Program, a multi-site research demonstration project funded by the Substance Abuse…

The purpose of the current study was to use multilevel modeling to quantify and explain the sources of score variation in standardized patient (SP) encounters. Through laypersons trained to portray SPs and record medical student actions, SP examinations allow the measurement of examinees' clinical and interpersonal skills. In this study, the SP…

The results indicated that the WAIS IQ for poor premorbids tended to be higher than for good premorbids, but good premorbids demonstrated significantly higher motor performance. There also appeared to be a relationship between lower verbal abstractive and decision-making abilities and length of institutionalization. (Author)

It was predicted that lower class case histories would be judged more negatively by those Ss who were more authoritarian as measured by the F Scale. This prediction was confirmed for a group of 24 psychiatric residents and bordered on significance for a group of 16 social work students. (Author)

Role playing oral tests have been used for rating physicians' competence in dealing with patients' problems. (IR)

Describes a continuing comprehensive care program to train medical personnel to care for ambulatory patients. (Editor/IR)

Presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 1968.