Segal S P
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1981 Autumn;27(3):163-72. doi: 10.1177/002076408102700301.
In a study of 499 formerly hospitalized mentally ill residents of comunity-based sheltered-care facilities in California, results indicate that rehospitalization serves as a means of, ‘updating’ the chronic patient’s treatment. By returning to the hospital the patient is linked to the service system and its newest benefits accrue to him. In the absence of a care system which can more effectively link chronic patients to available services, rehospitalization may serve an unforseen positive function.
在一项针对加利福尼亚州社区庇护性护理机构中499名曾住院治疗的精神病患者的研究中,结果表明再次住院是一种“更新”慢性病患者治疗的方式。通过返回医院,患者与服务系统建立联系,最新的福利也会惠及他。在缺乏能够更有效地将慢性病患者与现有服务联系起来的护理系统的情况下,再次住院可能会发挥一种意想不到的积极作用。