title: Factors predicting psychosocial recovery in psychiatric patients.
abstract: We examined factors associated with psychosocial recovery in patients receiving specialist psychiatric treatment by means of a questionnaire directed at staff and patients (n = 1084) in an extensive study performed in North Savo, Kuopio, Finland. Psychosocial recovery was considered to have taken place if the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) score had increased from the lowest estimate obtained during the preceding year by at least 28 points at the time of the study (n = 102). The remaining cases (n = 982) served as controls. In the univariate analysis of all of the patients, the factors associated with good recovery were a high level of basic education, a diagnosis of major depression and adequate social support. The opportunity to contact a therapist outside fixed treatment visits was also a factor predicting psychosocial recovery. In the multivariate analysis, independent factors predicting recovery were the high frequency of treatment contacts in cases of schizophrenia, previous hospitalization in major depression, and a high level of basic education and hospitalization in personality disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Viinamäki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niskanen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jääskeläinen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Antikainen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koivumaa-Honkanen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanskanen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lavonen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehtonen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010359:Patient Readmission; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs