title: Reassessing the revolving door: a developmental perspective on the young adult chronic patient.
abstract: Recent literature has described the young adult chronic patient as a subgroup of the chronically mentally ill whose high demand for a variety of mental health services places a strain on the delivery system. This paper suggests that the revolving door syndrome reflects deficits among the target population at three different levels: intrapsychic, dyadic, and societal. A treatment program that includes strategies responsive to the deficits at each level is described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009769:Object Attachment; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support