Blume R M, Kalin M, Sacks J
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1979 Jan;30(1):40-2. doi: 10.1176/ps.30.1.40.
Three agencies providing services for the Nassau County (N.Y.) Department of Mental Health initiated a pilot program to provide comprehensive day treatment services to chronic psychiatric patients living in adult homes in Long Beach, New York. After screening, the clients are assigned to the regular day program of one of the centers. Two buses transport the clients to and from the centers, and a paraprofessional is assigned to each bus to encourage group discussion and interaction. The sponsoring agencies found that the original expectations for rehabilitating the clients were unrealistic. However, while clinical symptomatology was not altered, many of the clients manifested improved social behavior as the result of training in social and daily-living skills, and rates of rehospitalization were substantially reduced.
为纽约拿骚县心理健康部提供服务的三家机构启动了一个试点项目，为居住在纽约长岛成人之家的慢性精神病患者提供全面的日间治疗服务。经过筛查后，客户被分配到其中一个中心的常规日间项目。两辆巴士接送客户往返各中心，每辆巴士都配备一名辅助专业人员，以鼓励小组讨论和互动。主办机构发现，最初对康复客户的期望并不现实。然而，虽然临床症状没有改变，但许多客户由于接受了社交和日常生活技能培训，表现出社交行为有所改善，再住院率也大幅降低。
