Barolin G S
Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für Neuro-Rehabilitation und -Prophylaxe, A-Feldkirch.
Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 1997 Feb;36(1):51-5.
The term rehabilitation hospitalism refers to: retardation of rehabilitation progress behind (remaining) abilities. The main causes are: Associate depression (psychoreactive, somatogenic plus endogenic component; usually overlapping), Additional somatogenic factors (heart/circulation, pain, etc), Unfavourable conditions in the surroundings (rehabilitation organisation, family, etc.) Treatment (causal plus symptomatic): Medication, especially psychopharmaceutical, Physiotherapy, Psychotherapy plus organisation plus hygiene plus family therapy No "either/or" but "as well as".