Patients released after Wyatt: where did they go?
The author investigated the posthospital outcome of a random sample of 228 patients released from Bryce Hospital between June 1972 and June 1973. Approximately 72% of the ex-patients participating in the follow-up study had been released from the hospital to a household containing a member of the family. At the time of the follow-up interviews, conducted between May 1975 and June 1976, approximately 63% of the ex-patients were found to be living in non-institutional settings. The study also found that a majority of the patients had not been readmitted to a state psychiatric facility since their release.
D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D000407:Alabama; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012111:Residence Characteristics