Research in Mental Hospitals. ByThe National Committee for Mental Hygiene,N. Y., 1938. A survey and tentative appraisal of research activities, facilities and possibilities in state hospitals and other tax-supported institutions for the mentally ill and defective in the United States

1939 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 1248-1249
Author(s):  
John C. Whitehorn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Hygiene ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Committee ◽  
State Hospitals ◽  
Mental Hospitals ◽  
Research Activities

An overview of jail-based competency restoration

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 624-629
Author(s):  
Scott E. Kirkorsky ◽  
Mary Gable ◽  
Katherine Warburton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
State Hospital ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Competency Restoration ◽  
State Hospitals ◽  
Hospital Beds ◽  
Incompetent To Stand Trial ◽  
County Jails

Forensic populations in the United States are increasing, driven largely by a rise in individuals determined to be Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST). Across most states, including California, the number of mentally ill inmates awaiting competency restoration has increased dramatically in recent years. Traditionally, competency restoration has taken place in state hospitals, but incompetent inmates often experience a significant wait for state hospital beds because of the rising demand for beds in such facilities. The resulting waitlists, which range from days to months, have led to states being held in contempt of court for violating limits placed on how long incompetent defendants can be held in jail. Therefore, alternatives to state hospitalization for IST patients have been developed, including jail-based competency (JBCT) restoration programs. JBCT programs provide restoration services in county jails, rather than in psychiatric hospitals. The following article will review the nature of JBCT programs and will emphasize the structure and evolution of such programs within California.

Assessment of Laboratory Performance With Streptococcus pneumoniae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in the United States

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary V. Doern ◽  
Angela B. Brueggemann ◽  
Michael A. Pfaller ◽  
Ronald N. Jones
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Committee ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Tests

Abstract Objective.—To assess the performance of clinical microbiology laboratories in the United States when conducting in vitro susceptibility tests with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Methods.—The results of a nationwide College of American Pathologists Proficiency Survey test sample, in which susceptibility testing of an isolate of S pneumoniae was performed, were assessed with respect to precision and accuracy. Results.—Wide variability was noted among participating laboratories with both minimum inhibitory concentration procedures and disk diffusion susceptibility tests when both methods were applied to S pneumoniae. Despite this high degree of variation, categorical interpretive errors were uncommon. Numerous laboratories reported results for antimicrobial agents that are not recommended by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards for tests with S pneumoniae. Conclusions.—Current susceptibility testing practices with S pneumoniae in the United States indicate limited precision and a tendency for laboratories to test and report results obtained with antimicrobial agents of questionable therapeutic value against this organism. Continued efforts to standardize susceptibility testing of S pneumoniae in the United States are warranted. In addition, modifications of existing interpretive criteria may be necessary.

scholarly journals Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-255
Author(s):  
Igor Vukadinović
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
National Committee ◽  
The West ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Second World

After the Second World War, a large number of members of the fascist regime of the Kingdom of Albania found refuge in Italy, Turkey and the countries of Western Europe, where they continued to politically act. The leading political options in exile - Balli Kombetar, Zogists and pro-Italian National Independent Bloc, decided to cooperate with each other, so they have formed the Albanian National Committee in 1946. The turning point for the Albanian extreme emigration in the West is Operation Valuable, by which the United States and Great Britain sought to overthrow the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania. Although the operation failed, strong ties were forged between US and British intelligence and Albanian nacionalist emigration, which were further intensified in the 1960s. Xhafer Deva, who was dedicated to act on the annexation of Kosovo and Metohija to Albania, immigrated to the United States in 1956 and established cooperation with the CIA. Albanian emigration in the West applied different methods in politics towards Kosovo and Metohija. Some organizations, such as Xhafer Deva's Third Prizren League, have focused on lobbying Western intelligence. The Bali Kombetar Independent, headquatered in Rome, paid particular attention to working with Albanian high school and student youth in Kosovo and Metohija. The Alliance of Kosovo, formed in 1949, was engaged in subtle methods of involving Albanian nationalists in Yugoslav state structures, the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav People's Army, and educational and health institutions in Kosovo and Metohija. Albanian emigration was also involved in violent demonstrations in Kosovo and Metohija in 1968, and cooperated on this issue with the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania.

Medical Management of Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Vascular Surgery Patients

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayer Chung
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Antiplatelet Agents ◽  
The United States ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Atherosclerotic Risk Factors

There is an epidemic of cardiovascular disease in the United States, which is responsible for approximately one death every 40 seconds in the United States. Whereas the overall mortality attributable to cardiovascular disease is decreasing, the overall prevalence of atherosclerotic risk factors is increasing. Optimal management of atherosclerotic risk factors can have profound effects on morbidity and mortality after vascular surgical procedures. This review covers risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis; the evaluation of patients with vascular disease; management of tobacco abuse, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and antiplatelet agents; and perioperative medical management concerns in vascular surgery. Tables highlight investigational biomarkers for atherosclerosis, behavioral modification recommendations to be used to improve smoking cessation, Eighth Joint National Committee guidelines for blood pressure management, definitions of high- and moderate-intensity statin therapy, and potential future areas of research. Algorithms lay out the effects of cigarette smoke, the proposed mechanism of statin pleiotropy as it pertains to the vasculature, and the proposed mechanisms of the role of hyperglycemia in atherogenesis. This review contains 3 figures, 6 tables, and 79 references.

Prolonged High Dosage Ataractic Medication in Chronic Schizophrenia

1964 ◽  
Vol 110 (464) ◽  
pp. 61-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Rosati
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Relapse Rate ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Small Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Mental Hospitals ◽  
Therapeutic Results ◽  
Near Future

Ataractic drugs have been the mainstay of treatment in schizophrenia for the last eight years. Since their introduction, mental hospitals, in various areas of the United States and in every country, have been able to discharge more patients than they admit. Despite this fact there remains much divergent opinion about the value of these drugs, doubt arising from inconsistent therapeutic results and the relapse rate. Also, some double-blind studies have cast some doubt upon the efficiency of these drugs. We are reporting this relatively small study because we feel that it opens an insight and possibly suggests a method of standardizing treatment in the near future.

“This is Not Who We Are:” Progressive Media and Post-Race in the New Era of Overt Racism

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Katherine M Bell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
New Era ◽  
Cable Network ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ideological Stance ◽  
News Outlet

Abstract This analysis explores how a liberal mainstream news outlet—MSNBC—grapples with the overt racism of the current right-wing populist presidential administration in the United States. With a plethora of “good” conservatives and its stable of liberal pundits, the cable network has painted the president as mentally ill or declining, an incompetent purveyor of chaos. In perpetuating a mantra of “this is not who we are” in coverage of overt racism, MSNBC pivots to a more comfortable mainstream space of post-race, an ideological stance that places racism as a fringe anomaly. The post-race pivot belies the country’s ongoing racist legacy, and potentially lulls viewers toward acceptance of official antiracisms that serve hegemonic interests. Thus, the news coverage of the current presidency plays a role in forestalling a meaningful reckoning with the country’s ongoing history of institutional and everyday racism.

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