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A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF MILIEU THERAPY IN A GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL *
Author(s) -
Goldstein S.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1971.tb02535.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , critical appraisal , intensive care medicine , day hospital , acute hospital , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , health care , economic growth , economics
A bstract The author outlines his experiences with milieu therapy in the establishment of a therapeutic community in a geriatric day hospital. Both the benefits and the difficulties are discussed. The findings eventually led to an “agonizing re‐appraisal” of methods, in order to avoid filling the day hospital with chronically ill and excessively dependent (but complaining) patients rather than with those who have acute disorders and need more immediate rehabilitation. Despite setbacks, the effort to create an optimal therapeutic milieu seems well worth while.