Those Back in One Year

Persons hospitalized for the first time at a university psychiatric hospital were interviewed approximately one year after discharge to help determone why some persons were re-hospitalized while others were not. A semi-structured questionnaire covering six domains was administered by trained interviewers. Social, demographic, and interpersonal factors appeared to be more important variables in differentiating readmitted and not readmitted subjects than did symptomology and stress. Focusing interventions on families, self-help groups, and other support systems are emphasized

Family medicine · Interpersonal communication · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Social Psychology