Herb Kutchins

Biographic Data

ID5941564
NAMEHerb Kutchins
GIVEN NAMESHerb
FAMILY NAMEKutchins
SIGNATUREKUTCHINS H
AFFILIATIONSCalifornia State University, Sacramento
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS27
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
H-INDEX2

  • Does the Fiduciary Relationship Guarantee a Right to Effective Treatment

    Open AccessHerb KutchinsARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice1998

    Although Corcoran concludes that the right to effective treatment does not exist, other legal remedies, particularly those based on fiduciary obligations, may ensure the opportunity for chents to choose the optimum intervention

  • Invited Essay Review: DSM-IV and the Hunt for Gold: A Review of the Treasure Map

    Open AccessHerb Kutchins, Stuart A KirkARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice1993

    A Review of Task Force on DSM-IV. (1991). DSM-IV Options Book: Work in progress. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. (Pages unnumbered, $10.00 paperback, no ISBN)

  • The Selling of DSM: The Rhetoric of Science in Psychiatry

    Daniel Breslau, Stuart A Kirk et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1993

  • The Business of Diagnosis: DSM-III and Clinical Social Work

    Herb Kutchins, Stuart A KirkARTICLESocial Work1988Cited by: 19

    Journal Article The Business of Diagnosis: DSM-III and Clinical Social Work Get access Herb Kutchins, Herb Kutchins Herb Kutchins, DSW, is Professor, Division of Social Work, California State University Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819. Stuart A. Kirk, DSW, is Acting Provost, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs, and Professor, School of Social Welfare, State University of New York at Albany. This article is a revised version of a…

  • Deliberate Misdiagnosis in Mental Health Practice

    Stuart A Kirk, Herb KutchinsARTICLESocial Service Review1988Cited by: 6References: 1

    A survey using clinical social workers as informed observers of mental health practice provides the basis for the exploration of an unrecognized but widespread form of diagnostic error that we term "deliberate misdiagnosis." The survey found that the misuse of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3d edition (DSM-III) in under- and overdiagnosing clients is often intentional. This paper discusses the nature, rationale, contex…

  • Advocacy and the Adversary System

    Herb Kutchins, Stuart KutchinsARTICLEThe Journal of Sociology & Social…1987

    If advocacy is to be a significant aspect of social work it is necessary to distinguish it from other forms of action in which social workers engage, and it must be practiced methodically. This paper offers an approach to advocacy as a technique applied to conflicts resolved within the adversary system. The elements of the adversary system are identified and discussed; then the use of this model is illustrated with an example of its successful ap…

  • Policy Guidelines for Bail: An Experiment in Court Reform

    Herb Kutchins, John S Goldkamp et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1987

  • DSM-III and Social Work Malpractice

    Herb Kutchins, Stuart A KirkARTICLESocial Work1987Cited by: 2References: 2

    Journal Article DSM-III and Social Work Malpractice Get access Herb Kutchins, Herb Kutchins Herb Kutchins, DSW, is Professor of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento. Stuart A. Kirk, DSW, is Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy and Dean of the School of Social Welfare, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany. The preparation of this article was partially supported by a facul…

  • The Transformation of San Francisco

    Herb Kutchins, Chester HartmanREVIEWContemporary Sociology A Journal…1986