Ettlinger R, Binkowski N, Zaiser A
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1984 Oct;35(10):1029-33. doi: 10.1176/ps.35.10.1029.
Many older, severely dependent patients in large psychiatric hospitals, who are often inadequately treated with traditional psychiatric approaches, have no realistic chance of improving or of returning to the community. At Marlboro (N.J.) Psychiatric Hospital, two programs--a senior citizens center and a transitional house--were founded in 1979 and 1981, respectively, to maximize productive life roles for clients. After discussing the goals, admission criteria, and activities of each program, the authors present a profile of a patient who had shown little progress during 15 years of hospitalization but whose participation in the programs facilitated her return to the community.
大型精神病院里许多年老且严重依赖他人的患者，往往无法通过传统的精神病治疗方法得到充分治疗，他们没有切实可行的改善机会或回归社区的可能。在新泽西州马尔伯勒精神病院，分别于1979年和1981年设立了两个项目——一个老年人中心和一个过渡性住所，以使患者能最大限度地发挥富有成效的生活角色。在讨论了每个项目的目标、入院标准和活动之后，作者介绍了一位患者的情况，该患者在住院15年期间进展甚微，但参与这些项目后便于她回归了社区。
