Moving long-stay patients from hospital to community: Effects on mental state and social functioning

Moving long-stay patients from hospital to community: Effects on mental state and social functioning

Eight long-term mentally ill patients who were relocated from Holywell Hospital into a community residential unit were studied for effects on mental state, social functioning, problems and consumer satisfaction. After six months, there was no significant change in mental state, but there was an impr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) England), 1995-07, Vol.4 (3), p.281-288
1. Verfasser: SHIELDS, DEIRDRE
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Client Satisfaction
Community Mental Health
Community Services
Community treatment. Ambulatory treatment. Home care
Deinstitutionalization
Long term hospitals
Medical sciences
Mental Health Services
Mental Illness
Mental Patients
Mental states
Mentally ill people
Northern Ireland
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Relationship
Residential Institutions
Social functioning
Treatments
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Zusammenfassung:Eight long-term mentally ill patients who were relocated from Holywell Hospital into a community residential unit were studied for effects on mental state, social functioning, problems and consumer satisfaction. After six months, there was no significant change in mental state, but there was an improvement in the number of problems encountered. Seven of the subjects rated their level of satisfaction at or above the median level.
ISSN:0963-8237
1360-0567
DOI:10.1080/09638239550037569