An assessment of treatment enjoyment and effectiveness in psychiatric hospitalization.
A study examining treatment enjoyment and effectiveness revealed significant correlations in twelve of thirteen identified therapies. Based on an assessment as reported by twenty-four psychiatric inpatients, levels of treatment effectiveness increased during the course of hospitalization. It is concluded that therapeutic recreation plays a significant role in the over-all socializing process characterized by increasing levels of enjoyment in interpersonal relationships which are perceived as significantly related to positive treatment outcome.
D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011998:Recreation; D013022:South Carolina; D013223:Statistics as Topic