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Partial hospitalization—better but why and for whom?
Author(s) -
Vannicelli Marsha,
Washburn Stephen L.,
Scheff BettyJane
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197810)6:4<357::aid-jcop2290060413>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - partial hospitalization , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , mental health
A growing literature confirms that for a large spectrum of patients day hospitalization may produce outcomes superior to those attained through hospitalization in an inpatient setting. This paper explores patient characteristics and characteristics of the day setting itself that may be responsible for the superior outcomes observed. In addition, the authors discuss possible factors contributing to the unanswered questions that remain regarding who does best and why.