title: The Scottish survey of new chronic in-patients: two year follow up.
abstract: 'New chronic inpatients' (patients aged 18-64 years in hospital more than one but less than six years) were followed-up two years after identification in the catchment areas of 14 psychiatric hospitals, serving 56% of the Scottish population. Nine per cent had died, 71% remained in-patients, and 20% had been discharged; 40% of those discharged had no contact with after-care services, and 37% of those remaining in hospital did not need in-patient care. Discharged patients were younger, had been in hospital a shorter time, and less often had organic brain disease. Only 13% of patients who, when first identified, had been rated at a low functioning level had been discharged; 64% of those remaining in-patients at follow up had such a rating.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012606:Scotland