Developing alternate models for long-term care: the "family model" and the therapeutic community.
This paper examines an alternative model for a long-term care facility for the mentally ill. Termed the "family model," it is based upon the assumption that the primary function of a psychiatric environment is the delivery of services in loco familias. The difficulties in integrating the family model and the traditional medical model are examined.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013808:Therapeutic Community