Alcoholism: A Statewide Program Evaluation

Miller, Sheldon; Helmick, Edward; Berg, L; Nutting, Paul A.; Shorr, Gregory

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“…An evaluation methodology using the problem solving process was designed (Miller et al, 1974) by translating each step into a minimum standard of care requirement. These standards include: (1) information gathering relating to the severity of the person's alcohol problem and related problems, (2) assessment of the information, (3) treatment plan development, (4) implementation and follow-up and (5) the development of an alternative plan in the face of failure.…”

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A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Alcoholism Programs

Helmick

Miller

Nutting

et al. 1976

British Journal of Addiction to Alcohol & Other Drugs

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In 1972 a study was undertaken to evaluate the quality of services being delivered to a population of alcohol abusers. This study focused primarily on the system of health care rather than the outcome of treatment modalities. The results of this study indicated a great deficit in the health care delivery system and therefore a system was devised to hetp correct this identified deficit. This system is described in detail and is currently being implemented in the state of Alaska. The goals are muttiple and include assurance of a minimum standard of care, cottection of data which witt attow audit of the sytsem and of the health care providers andfinatty information which wilt increase our understanding ofthe types of treatment most effective in the care of a given patient.

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A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Alcoholism Programs

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Nutting

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British Journal of Addiction to Alcohol & Other Drugs

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“…(1973), based on experience among the Navajo, report on the increased prevalence of major depression secondary to unresolved grief reinforced by abbreviated mourning experience in traditional Navajo culture. Miller et al (1974) worked with the IHS to develop a system-based approach to the evaluation of alcohol and mental health programmes. Several of these investigators were influenced by Levy and Kunitz's (1971) programmes in health education and their careful studies of social pathologies.…”

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American Indian Psychiatric and Social Problems

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1983

Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review

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This paper is an overview of the past 15 years of research on American Indian psychiatric and social problems. Since the development of the first mental health program in the Indian Health Service (IHS) in 1967, there has been a significant increase in published articles on this topic. The number of relevant citations has doubled each decade, rising from 48 in the 1930s to 759 in the 1970s (Kelso and Attneave 1981). More important, in the past decade we have witnessed greater participation by American Indian scholars who have contributed significantly to the field with papers which put increased emphasis on indigenous syndromes, the relevance of service programmes, and the need for appropriate tribal sanction for research. The focus of recent investigations is shifting from anecdote and description to data-based studies covering many aspects of American Indian behaviour, including patterns of mental health and illness, socio-cultural determinants of behaviour, and developmental stages. In this paper we have included major contributions from all these areas.The paper is organized in ten sections. We first review the development of new Indian programmes and consider their impact on subsequent field studies and publications on Indian mental health.We then discuss emerging trends in mental health service utilization patterns, psychiatric epidemiology, and the renewed emphasis on understanding indigenous forms of illness and adjustment. Other sections consider depression and suicide, substance abuse and alcoholism, social pathologies, Indian children, prevention, and research approaches. Because of the importance of the subpopulation of Indian children, relevant studies concerning them are summarized separately. EMERGING NETWORKIn the mid 1960s, Bergman, Mindell, and Bloom were appointed as area mental health directors for the IHS on the Navajo and Oglala at University of Texas Libraries on June 6, 2015 tps.sagepub.com Downloaded from

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“…In 1972, the Alaska Native Health Board launched an in-depth evaluation of alcoholism treatment services in the state ( 3,4 ) as the first step toward the objective of evolving the current pattern of care services into a self-correcting integrated system designed to reduce the impact of alcoholism and mental illness on the native population.…”

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“…4 Mental hospitals are like prisons. C. Mental Hygiene Ideology-High scores are achieved by those who have a high treatment orientation and humanitarian prospective.…”

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Patient Care and Health Provider Attitudes in Alaska

Berg

Miller

Helmick

et al. 1978

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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As part of an overall evaluation of the Alaska Health System's response to the problem of alcoholism, the attitudes of all levels of health providers toward mental health problems were examined. The evaluation instrument was the Opinions About Mental Illness Scale developed by Cohen and Struening. Health workers from physicians to paraprofessional aides were tested and the results scored and compared. Results were examined in relation to geography, discipline and other factors. They were then considered in relation to such things as treatment outcome, selection of workers and possible training programmes.

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Alcoholism: A Statewide Program Evaluation

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A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Alcoholism Programs

A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Alcoholism Programs

American Indian Psychiatric and Social Problems

Patient Care and Health Provider Attitudes in Alaska

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