title: The chronically mentally ill in nursing homes: issues in policy and practice.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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