title: Is day hospital treatment effective, and can success be predicted?
abstract: Clinical improvement is demonstrated in a group of 41 day patients of mixed diagnosis by changes in measures of depression, self-esteem, loquacity and sociability over a period of six weeks. Staff predictions of success, made after 2 weeks, correlated positively (Spearman's rho = 0.53) with an overall assessment of success after 6 weeks, which itself was positively correlated with improvements in scores on depression (rho = 0.58) and sociability (rho = 0.66 and 0.60). The patients for whom staff predicted least success were in 6 cases out of 7 men aged 20-51.
authors.affiliation: Westminster Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vidalis
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Preston
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior