Christenfeld R, Toro P A, Brey M, Haveliwala Y A
Am J Community Psychol. 1985 Apr;13(2):125-38. doi: 10.1007/BF00905725.
Patients judged ready for release from a state mental hospital were interviewed to determine their levels of depression and psychosocial functioning. This interview was repeated for 31 of the patients 8 weeks after their release and simultaneously repeated for 31 similar patients who remained in the hospital. In comparison with the matched controls, released patients became less depressed, less socially isolated, and less irritable. No differential improvement was found in their self-image. These findings, controlled for certain potential biases in a quasi-experimental design, identify some specific benefits of community placement for chronic mental patients.
对判定已准备好从州立精神病院出院的患者进行访谈，以确定他们的抑郁水平和社会心理功能。在31名出院患者出院8周后重复进行了这次访谈，同时对31名仍住院的类似患者也进行了访谈。与配对的对照组相比，出院患者的抑郁程度减轻，社交孤立感减少，易怒情绪减轻。在自我形象方面未发现有差异改善。这些在准实验设计中控制了某些潜在偏差的研究结果，确定了社区安置对慢性精神病患者的一些具体益处。
