NCJ Number
3275
Date Published
1963
Length
18 pages
Annotation
STUDY SERVES AS AN INDIRECT VALIDATION OF THE RESTORATION FUNCTION OF AIR FORCE PRISONERS AND A CONFIRMATION OF ITS DECISION REGARDING RESTORATION OR NON-RESTORATION.
Abstract
THE INVESTIGATION ALSO PROVIDES A BASIS FOR CHALLENGING THE OFT-REPEATED THESIS THAT MODERATE TO SEVERE CHARACTER AND BEHAVIOR DISORDERS ARE BASICALLY NOT AMENABLE TO TREATMENT. IN A WELL-STAFFED AND ORGANIZED THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY, SHORT-TERM, INTENSIVE TREATMENT CAN RESULT IN CLINICALLY OBVIOUS AND PSYCHOMETRICALLY DEMONSTRABLE PERSONALITY CHANGE.