title: Indications for extended psychiatric hospitalization: a study of clinical opinion.
abstract: The authors previously developed a conceptual model of factors bearing on length of stay from clinicians' vignettes describing patients considered ideal candidates for various lengths of stay. The previous study was conducted at The Menninger Clinic, the present study at Harding Hospital. The two hospitals provide a worthwhile contrast because Menninger specializes in long-term (LT) stays (averaging 1 year) and Harding in intermediate-term (IT) stays (averaging 2 to 3 months). The Harding findings generally replicated and complemented the Menninger results, and the authors used the combined data to generate a hypothesized set of general indications for various lengths of stay in these private psychiatric hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, C.F. Menninger Memorial Hospital, Topeka, KS 66601.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Scovern
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Logue
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coyne
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*