Family members' perspectives on psychiatric hospitalization and discharge.
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.
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Commission on Mental Health, Federation for Community Planning, Cleveland, OH 44115.
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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