Predictions of Posthospital Success for Psychiatric Patients.

Maddigan, Roger F.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1976

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Predictions of Posthospital Success for Psychiatric Patients

Maddigan, Roger F.; And Others

Social Work, 21, 4, 322-323, Jul 76

This article presents data comparing the ability of psychiatric patients and their relatives to predict the posthospital adjustment of the patient. The study focuses on the comparison of the accuracies of patients' and relatives' expectations over a six month period beginning just prior to the patient's release. (SJL)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Influence, Patients, Predictive Measurement, Prognostic Tests, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychological Studies, Questionnaires, Social Work, Social Workers

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