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Some reflections on the role of the student in the mental hospital

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Considerable interest has been focused on the functions students can perform in the mental hospital. This paper presents a critique of the literature in which it is suggested that the student is often inducted into traditional hospital services or expected to work out a role which has little or no relevance for the larger hospital. A role model is put forth which it is hoped will make fuller use of the students' potential and make more meaningful his contributions to the total hospital.

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  1. Cleveland State Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

    Barry S. Brown Ph.D. (Clinical psychologist, Research Associate) &  Toaru Ishiyama Ph.D. (Clinical psychologist, Research Associate)

  2. Department of Psychology at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, USA

    Toaru Ishiyama Ph.D. (Clinical psychologist, Research Associate)

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This study was supported, in part, by HIP Grant MH 01707, National Institute of Mental Health, U. S. Public Health Service.

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Brown, B.S., Ishiyama, T. Some reflections on the role of the student in the mental hospital. Community Ment Health J 4, 509–518 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01530772

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