The effectiveness of community support programs for persistently mentally ill in rural areas.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a rural community support program by a comparison of the number of days hospitalized for an equal amount of time before and after participation in the program. It was found that participation resulted in a significant reduction in the number of days hospitalized.
Husted
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University of Minnesota, Morris.
Wentler
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Bursell
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D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012424:Rural Population; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D016896:Treatment Outcome