title: [The day hospital in search of its identity].
abstract: After more than fifty years of existence, the day hospital remains a little known tool. Submerged in the new psychiatric landscape, between part time therapeutic care centres, home hospital care and mutual support groups, this institution, which offers appropriate care, finds itself being questioned with regard to its place, its development and its future.
authors.affiliation: Etablissement public de santé mentale de Lille Métropole. cmuller@epsm-agglomeration-lilloise.fr
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000458:organization & administration; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D005602:France; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D012657:Self-Help Groups