Community Rehabilitation Service for Patients with Severe Psychotic Disorders: The Slovene Experience

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...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 2002-06, Vol.48 (2), p.156-160
Main Authors: Švab, Vesna, Tomori, Martina, Zalar, Bojan, Ziherl, Slavko, Dernovšek, Mojca Z., Tavčar, Rok
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Community based programmes
Community care
Community Mental Health Services - standards
Community Mental Health Services - utilization
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental illness
Mentally ill people
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Patient Satisfaction
Patients
Psychiatry
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Psychotic Disorders - rehabilitation
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation
Severely
Slovenia
Social psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social services
Social status
Social support
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0020-7640
1741-2854
DOI:10.1177/002076402128783127