title: Self-management for the psychiatric patient at home.
abstract: Psychiatric patients in home care require support and treatment, but they also need to learn skills and self-management that will assist them after home care ends. Mental illness can be compared with any long-term illness, such as diabeteS or arthritis, in that patients should be prepared to cope with their illness through self-management. Mental illness should be considered no differently because patients also experience fluctuation in symptoms as a result of stress and the changing nature of their illnesses and will not always require intensive treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Finkelman
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D004181:Directories as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States