title: Family members' perspectives on psychiatric hospitalization and discharge.
abstract: Families of currently hospitalized patients in an extended-care psychiatric facility were interviewed concerning their views of hospitalization and discharge. Although most were sad that their relative was hospitalized, only a third felt that they would rather be caring for their relative at home. Families felt communication with hospital staff was poor and many of their needs were unmet. Families indicated a number of concerns around discharge. If clients were to be discharged soon, most families felt the clients needed a highly structured supervised living arrangement.
authors.affiliation: Commission on Mental Health, Federation for Community Planning, Cleveland, OH 44115.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment