THE ROLE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL IN A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM: A Group Process Approach

Preliminary findings from our own and other settings indicate that a psychiatric day hospital may be utilized as an alternative to 24-hour total institutionalization for between two-thirds and three-fourths of all patients who would ordinarily be hospitalized for acute psychotic manifestations. More...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1963-04, Vol.33 (3), p.482-493
Main Author: PECK, HARRIS B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community Mental Health Services
Group Processes
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Human
Humans
Inpatient
Institutionalization
Mental Health
Mental Health Programs
Mental Health Services
Old Medline
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Outpatients
Partial Hospitalization
Psychiatric Hospital Programs
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, Group
Residence Characteristics
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Summary:Preliminary findings from our own and other settings indicate that a psychiatric day hospital may be utilized as an alternative to 24-hour total institutionalization for between two-thirds and three-fourths of all patients who would ordinarily be hospitalized for acute psychotic manifestations. Moreover, since the day-hospital approach involves continuing patient-family contact during the period of hospitalization, it provides a unique opportunity for the concurrent study of family and group processes associated with the hospitalization. Our experience suggests that a group-process approach may be usefully employed in planning and directing the patient's individual and family treatment program, as well as providing a conceptual framework for understanding and influencing both the day-hospital milieu and its role in the network of community mental health services.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1963.tb00382.x