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A study of the possible factors pertaining to the failure of 48 patients to respond to the recommendation for psychiatric treatment as recommended in the evaluation clinic, psychiatric clinic, University of Alabama Medical College, Birmingham, Alabama between January 1, 1960 - June 30, 1960

"The Clinic's interest in the problem of withdrawals led to the development of this study. The purpose was to attempt to discern some of the possible factors pertaining to the failure of forty-eight patients to return to the Clinic following the evaluation interview and offer of treatment. It was believed that an analysis of certain data obtained from the case records of the Clinic through use of a case reading schedule of eleven items and follow-up interviews with a group of twenty patients who did not return to the Clinic for the recommended treatment, would give some indication of the possible factors involved. An analysis of these data may lead to more knowledge of some of the factors involved when patients fail to return and will aid the Clinic in ascertaining whether the loss of patients was due to procedures within the agency setting, factors within the patient and his environment, or perhaps a combination of both"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "June, 1961." / "Submitted to the Graduate School of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Helen M. Manahan, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-75).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_292381
ContributorsDye, Phyllis E. (authoraut), Manahan, Helen M. (professor directing thesis), Florida State University (degree granting institution)
PublisherFlorida State University
Source SetsFlorida State University
LanguageEnglish, English
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, text
Format1 online resource (iv, 80 leaves : illustrations), computer, application/pdf
CoverageAlabama

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