[Are elderly psychiatric patients referred too quickly to full-board institutions? A catamnestic follow-up study (author's transl)].
Follow-up studies were conducted in 21 patients 1-2 years after their dismissal from the psychiatric hospital. All of them had been advised to give up their won residential and lodging and in-patient care. All of them had rejected this suggestion. 3 only out of the 21 patients had since entered a home, 3 retained their own flat but had meanwhile re-entered the psychiatric hospital, 3 had since died flat, 3 of them without any outside help; all others required various forms of aid and support.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*
Werden ältere psychiatrische Patienten zu schnell in Vollversorgungs-einrichtungen verlegt?