[Integration of psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation].
Residual symptoms exist in psychiatric disorders, especially in schizophrenia. These become more serious according to the length of stay in hospital. Therefore, rehabilitation programs are necessary throughout the hospitalization. In the acute state also, psycho-social therapy and education are important. The most important is to give them the motivation toward their post-hospital life. Short stay in their residence before discharge gives us the information about the problems of patients' community lives. And to the patients and their families, it gives the confidence of community-living. 'Home-visit' by nursing staffs during this short stay further shows us how to support them and their families. These rehabilitation and support programs being prepared since 1986, the hospital-beds decreased from 603 to 505, admitted patients increased from 444 to 1586, and average length of stay shortened from 473 to 108 days. Whereas being treated outpatients increased from 2010 to 3439 for 10 years after 1990.
Sawa
Yutaka
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Sawa Hospital.
D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*