Bené-Kociemba A, Cotton P G, Frank A
Am J Psychiatry. 1979 Dec;136(12):1556-61. doi: 10.1176/ajp.136.12.1556.
Community treatment of formerly hospitalized patients is in need of evaluation. The authors evaluated an aftercare program by examining its effect on the amount of time spent in the community by patients discharged from a state mental hospital. They assessed the impact of specific intervention in the areas of housing, employment, finances, psychiatric treatment, medication, and leisure. They conclude that assistance during the transition from the hospital to the community prolonged community tenure, that intervention in the areas of housing, finances, and medication was especially important, and that treatment in the community increased the amount of time spent in the community during the first 6 months after discharge.
对曾住院患者的社区治疗需要进行评估。作者通过考察一个后续护理项目对从州立精神病院出院患者在社区度过的时间量的影响，对该项目进行了评估。他们评估了在住房、就业、财务、精神治疗、药物治疗和休闲等领域的具体干预措施的影响。他们得出结论，从医院过渡到社区期间的援助延长了患者在社区的停留时间，在住房、财务和药物治疗领域的干预尤为重要，并且社区治疗增加了出院后头6个月内在社区度过的时间量。
