Chronic mental patient: Current status future directions

The "hard core" group of chronically hospitalized mental patients still fill most hospital beds, and are not participants in the current upsurge in discharge rates. Target areas for rehabilitation of this population are suggested on the basis of a review of institutional studies within an...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 1969-02, Vol.71 (2), p.81-94
Main Author: Paul, Gordon L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Behavior Therapy
Chronic Disease
Experimentation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Human
Humans
Literature Review
Male
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Milieu Therapy
Psychiatric Hospitals
Psychiatric Patients
Socialization
Treatment
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Summary:The "hard core" group of chronically hospitalized mental patients still fill most hospital beds, and are not participants in the current upsurge in discharge rates. Target areas for rehabilitation of this population are suggested on the basis of a review of institutional studies within an interactional framework. A review of institutional treatment research suggests that "milieu" and "social learning" approaches, combined with special community aftercare procedures, offer the greatest promise for the future. Both approaches appear sufficiently promising to call for controlled comparative investigations. A program combining features of both milieu and social learning approaches is suggested for the interim. (4 p. ref.)
ISSN:0033-2909
1939-1455
DOI:10.1037/h0027065