Avoiding Psychiatric Hospitalization

In order to compare the results of outpatient family crisis therapy with hospitalization, a clinical team from Colorado Psychiatric Hospital treated on an outpatient basis 186 patients considered acutely in need of admission to a psychiatric hospital. The control group consisted of 150 patients from...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1969-10, Vol.14 (4), p.38-45
Main Authors: Flomenhaft, Kalman, Kaplan, David M., Langsley, Donald G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities
Diseases
Families
Hospital admissions
Hospitalization
Pills
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychiatric services
Psychiatric social work
Social work
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Summary:In order to compare the results of outpatient family crisis therapy with hospitalization, a clinical team from Colorado Psychiatric Hospital treated on an outpatient basis 186 patients considered acutely in need of admission to a psychiatric hospital. The control group consisted of 150 patients from the same population who were routinely hospitalized. In all except 3 of the initial 36 pilot cases, it was possible to avoid hospitalization. Family crisis therapy has proved to be a more economical and less stigmatizing form of psychiatric treatment than hospitalization. Its principles are outlined and the specific participation of the clinical social worker and his role on the crisis therapy team are described.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/14.4.38