title: Outcome at discharge for patients in an ongoing follow-up study of hospital treatment.
abstract: Methodological and practical difficulties have limited the growth of knowledge about outcome of psychiatric hospital treatment. The authors report on outcome at hospital discharge for 103 long-term and 93 short-term patients treated at the C. F. Menninger Memorial Hospital, part of an ongoing follow-up study of hospital treatment. Discharge outcome is based mainly on ratings of symptoms, global functioning, and therapeutic alliance as well as on patients' reports of satisfaction. At discharge both long- and short-term patients were found to have low levels of symptoms (based on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale) and a relatively adequate level of functioning (in the 51-to-60 range on the Global Assessment Scale) and to have been highly satisfied with treatment.
authors.affiliation: Menninger Foundation, Topeka, KS 66601.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coyne
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Deering
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grame
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Langworthy
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Rooks
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Spohn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007615:Kansas; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales