PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT METHODS IN CORRECTIONAL WORK AUSTRIA (FROM CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - SOCIETY FOR ALL CRIMINOLOGY, OCTOBER 7-10, 1971, VIENNA, AUSTRIA - SEE NCJ-26665)

• NCJ Number: 26668
• Author(s): W SLUGA; J GRUENBERGER
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: P O B 1304
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

OUTLINE OF THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES FOLLOWED AT THE MITTERSTEIG, AUSTRIA SPECIAL PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INSTITUTION AND STATISTICS ON THE ILLNESSES, TREATMENT, AND CRIMINAL RECORDS OF 150 INMATES.

Abstract

TREATMENT IS BASED ON GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES INCLUDING GUIDED GROUP INTERACTION AND PSYCHODRAMA. DRUG AND MEDICATION TREATMENT IS KEPT TO A MINIMUM. A VIDEO RECORDER IS USED TO RECORD AND ANALYZE GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS. --IN GERMAN