The chronically mentally ill in nursing homes: issues in policy and practice.
The release of large numbers of patients from mental hospitals has resulted in the frequent placement of former mental patients in nursing homes. This study examines the integration of a sample of former patients into the residential facility itself and the community at large and concludes that the environment of the facility has a key impact on levels of residents' social integration.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014861:Washington