Day hospital/crisis respite care versus inpatient care, Part I: Clinical outcomes
Sledge W, Tebes J, Rakfeldt J, Davidson L, Lyons L, Druss B. Day hospital/crisis respite care versus inpatient care, Part I: Clinical outcomes. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 1065-1073. PMID: 8678176, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.8.1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeVoluntary patientsAcute hospital careSevere mental illnessMeasures of symptomsIndex admissionAcute hospitalizationClinical outcomesInpatient careHospital careInpatient programDay hospitalOutcome measuresPatientsRespite careMental illnessClinical feasibilityClinical servicesTreatment effectivenessCommunity residencesSocial adjustmentCrisis residenceSocial functioningCareHospitalizationDifferences in social environment between inpatient and day hospital- crisis respite settings
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