This exploratory study examined the frequency and nature of providers' contact with families of persons with severe mental illness. Fifty-nine providers in six community mental health programs completed a self-administered survey. A subsample of 8 providers also completed two in-depth interviews. Although most providers had some family contact, the contact was restricted to a small percent of t...

Direct NQR signals from the light nuclei H, B, N use to be weak; their detection is difficult. For these light nuclei nuclear quadrupole double resonance (DNQR) methods are preferable in which the sensitivity is enhanced due to the thermal contact of two spin-systems and indirect detection. The higher the initial magnetic field B0, the better is the DNQR sensitivity. Apart from this, the DNQR s...