[The outpatient psychiatric clinic for adults at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. A new approach for a clientele in an acute phase.].
The objective of day hospitals is to treat a psychiatric adult clientele, in the acute phase, in a state of crisis. Control of the situation is taken immediately in an intensive way with the aim of avoiding or shortening the usual 24-hour hospitalization period. A systemic approach that takes into consideration the bio-psycho-social aspects, allows a transfer of responsibility from the institution to the individual and his/her system which, in turn, promotes an active and dynamic resolution of the state of crisis.
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