Behavioral technology and hospital psychiatry: Considerations from the private sector

Contigencies operating in the health care industry can have direct effects upon applications of behavioral technology to the hospital treatment of psychiatric patients Although to date behavioral technology has made little impact upon the general practice of psychiatry, shifting economic and politic...

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Published in:Analysis and intervention in developmental disabilities 1983, Vol.3 (2), p.205-214
Main Author: Richard Moss, Gene
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Contigencies operating in the health care industry can have direct effects upon applications of behavioral technology to the hospital treatment of psychiatric patients Although to date behavioral technology has made little impact upon the general practice of psychiatry, shifting economic and political contingencies may favor the specificity, objectivity, and accountability of behavioral paradigms. Those qualified in program design and implementation may find an increasingly receptive audience among directors of private hospitals, both proprietary and non-profit.
ISSN:0270-4684
DOI:10.1016/0270-4684(83)90015-0