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Community based treatment of the chronic psychotic

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Community based treatment of the chronic psychotic offers promise as an approach for reducing the high recidivism rate and enhancing the poor community adjustment of this population. The program described is based upon social influence theory and principles of residential social treatment. An essential aspect of the program involves the utilization of indigenous community members who are trained by professional staff to supervise and instruct patients in social and instrumental behavior. A research design is presented to evaluate this program, and preliminary results indicate it is more effective than residential social treatment or traditional hospital programs.

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  1. Philadelphia State Hospital, Building S-3, 19114, Philadelphia, Pa.

    Bernard Weinman Ph.D. (Coordinator of program development and evaluation)

  2. Jefferson Community Mental Health Center, USA

    Richard Sanders Ph.D. (Director of research and evaluation)

  3. Temple University, USA

    Robert Kleiner Ph.D. (Professor of sociology) &  Stephen Wilson Ph.D. (Assistant professor of sociology)

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  1. Bernard Weinman Ph.D.
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The data for this paper derive from a project conducted at the Philadelphia State Hospital. This project is supported by a National Institute of Mental Health, Hospital Improvement Grant (15155), Daniel Blain, M.D. Project Director, and a companion Research Grant (15008).

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Weinman, B., Sanders, R., Kleiner, R. et al. Community based treatment of the chronic psychotic. Community Ment Health J 6, 13–21 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434978

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