TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Psychiatric follow-up studies. Practical procedures and ethical concerns
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Showstack, J. A.
A1  - Hargreaves, W. A.
A1  - Glick, I. D.
A1  - O'Brien, R. S.
SP  - 34
EP  - 43
VL  - 166
IS  - 1
N2  - The difficulties of performing prospective psychiatric follow-up studies have recently increased due to growing concern over the ethical issues involved. In a study to determine the efficacy of different lengths of psychiatric hospitalization 235 patients were followed for 2 years after study hospitalization. Data were obtained on more than 90 per cent of the patients. The cost of performing 100 follow-up interviews ranged from $9,169 for patients living within a 6-mile radius of the study site, to $17,942 for patients living within the contiguous United States. It is concluded that through persistent effort useful data can be obtained by follow-up of psychiatric patients, while maintaining ethical standards which include respect for the rights and wishes of the patient.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -