Outcomes of a brief inpatient treatment program for mood and anxiety disorders.
Findings are reported from a study on outcomes of a brief psychiatric inpatient treatment program (7-day average) for 67 patients with mood and anxiety disorders. Multiple outcomes measures were completed by patients, family members, and clinicians at admission, discharge, and 3 months after discharge. Findings included significant improvement from admission to discharge, with maintenance of gains 3 months later and few readmissions. Implications for psychiatric nursing practice in today's health care environment are discussed.
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Winona State University and Mayo Clinic, 859 30th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN 55904, USA. stucker@winona.msus.edu
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Luedtke
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D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006302:Health Services Research; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales