The social interaction of college students and chronically ill mental patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9051284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jules D Holzberg (Wesleyan University), Robert H Knapp (Wesleyan University) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 487-492 |
| Publication date | 1965-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1965.tb00409.x |
| PMID | 14285182 |
| OpenAlex | W2126483862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
For several years college students have been volunteering as companions to chronically ill mental patients. Anecdotal data support the conclusion that the patients derive benefit from this interaction. More systematic data indicate that students undergo an enlargement of their conceptions of mental illness, and at the same time manifest a series of quasi-therapeutic personality changes
Mental health · Psychiatry · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
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A college student volunteer program in the elementary school setting
Effectiveness of college students in an incentive community program for chronic hospitalized patients
Some reflections on the role of the student in the mental hospital
The effectiveness of college students as therapeutic agents with chronic hospitalized patients
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1966 - 1976 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |