Community Rehabilitation Service for Patients with Severe Psychotic Disorders

The Slovene Experience

Bibliographic Data

ID19273298
AuthorsVesna Švab (0000-0002-0665-0085, University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana, Studenec 48, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia, corresponding author), Martina Tomori, Bojan Zalar, Slavko Ziherl, Mojca Zvezdana Dernovšek (0000-0001-5344-7007), Rok Tavčar (0000-0002-2694-4013, University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana)
Year2002
Volume48
Issue2
Pages156-160
Publication date2002-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002076402128783127
PMID12182511
OpenAlexW2014448359
LanguageEN
References cited6

Background: Rehabilitation can be carried out at various sites. Method: Two groups of patients with severe mental disorders were compared: those included in community rehabilitation service and those only attending an outpatient clinic regarding their clinical status, social functioning, standard of living and quality of life. Results: We found no significant global differences in group characteristics, social functioning and clinical status, but we did prove the lower social status of the group included in the rehabilitation service and their satisfaction with the services they use. Conclusions: The community rehabilitation services in Slovenia are coping with existential social needs of their users but this study failed to demonstrate their success in improving health or social functioning

Coping (psychology) · Mental health · Mental health service · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare) · Social functioning · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Rehabilitation · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Gerontology · Social Work