Citation

Deering CD, Coyne L, Grame CJ, Smith MJ, Rooks TE, Taylor MW, Langworthy DE, Spohn HE. Bull. Menninger Clin. 1991; 55(4): 444-453.

Affiliation

Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas 66601-0829.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1773208

Abstract

The C. F. Menninger Memorial Hospital is conducting an ongoing follow-up study of the effects of extended hospitalization. The authors report key indicators of outcome at one year postdischarge for 110 patients hospitalized on extended care units for at least 180 days. Outcome is determined by postdischarge rates of rehospitalization, postdischarge suicide attempts, and occupational functioning at the time of the one-year follow-up interview. After comparing these areas with preadmission levels of symptomatology and functioning, the authors report significant improvement in each category at the time of follow-up.

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