Making cooperative living work for psychiatric outpatients.
In the wake of deinstitutionalization, the exploration of alternative placements and living arrangements in the community has come to the fore. After describing a program for cooperative apartment living for female psychiatric outpatients, this article assesses the program's economic cost and its benefits to clients and outlines the authors' recommendations concerning future efforts to develop cooperative living programs.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged