title: [Social adjustment and psychiatric re-admission: a study using a self-rating scale].
abstract: The paper describes the results of a study on the relationship between the degree of social adjustment and re-admission of discharged psychiatric patients using the Italian version of the SAG (Self Assessment Guide). The validity of such a scale has been described in previous works. In this study, the test-retest assessment has proved the reliability of the scale. The test was administered to a sample of 51 patients during the first week of hospitalization, 26 of whom were followed up three months after discharge. A statistically significant improvement was observed, on the SAG score obtained during the follow-up, in patients (n = 16) who were not admitted to hospital in the 12 month period following discharge. This was unlike the case of those who required a new admission. The improvement concerned mainly the total score, the affectivity, the interpersonal functioning and aggressivity scales.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università di Padova.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizzardo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lalli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment
vernacular_title: Adattamento sociale e riospedalizzazione psichiatrica: studio mediante una scala di autovalutazione (SAG).