Community rehabilitation service for patients with severe psychotic disorders: the Slovene experience.
BACKGROUND
Rehabilitation can be carried out at various sites.


METHODS
Two groups of patients with severe mental disorders were compared: those included in community rehabilitation service and those only attending an outpatient clinic regarding their clinical status, social functioning, standard of living and quality of life.


RESULTS
We found no significant global differences in group characteristics, social functioning and clinical status, but we did prove the lower social status of the group included in the rehabilitation service and their satisfaction with the services they use.


CONCLUSIONS
The community rehabilitation services in Slovenia are coping with existential social needs of their users but this study failed to demonstrate their success in improving health or social functioning.
University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana, Slovenia. vesna.svab@guest.arnes.si
Vesna
V
Svab
Martina
M
Tomori
Bojan
B
Zalar
Slavko
S
Ziherl
Mojca Z
MZ
Dernovsek
Rok
R
Tavcar
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D017524:Slovenia; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires