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E Plummer

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PubMed1981

An aftercare program for problem patients.

The high readmission rates of discharged psychiatric patients have forced mental health professionals to play closer attention to aftercare planning. A program was developed at a psychiatric hospital in Ontario in 1977 to deal with "problem patients"--those who were deemed difficult to place in the community by the referral person or department. The program was characterized by shared institutional-community staffing, systematic aftercare assessment and planning, a crisis intervention approach to discharge, the use of a transitional staff member with patients, and the development of close relationships with community agencies. Study data show that the program was effective in limiting the number of readmissions during its first two years to 20 per cent.

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PubMed1981

Schizophrenia: group support for relatives.

This paper outlines the organization and evolution of educational-support groups for the families and friends of schizophrenic patients. The organization involved three phases of expanding services to this target population. Our findings are that: a) relatives experience stage-specific reactions to the fact of schizophrenia in the family; b) topic areas for discussion tend to be the same in different groups; c) as total attendance grows (larger groups), individual attendance rate drops; d) the groups tend to evolve into self-led committees; e) the maximum benefit from the groups, as reported by the participants, is the opportunity to share common, painful experiences. Future goals lie in the encouragement of relative-run community organizations for schizophrenia and the clarification of the role of families in the development and course of the illness.

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