On the Factors Predicting Rehospitalization among Two State Mental Hospital Patient Populations.

Nuehring, Elane M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ227441

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Publication Date: 1980

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On the Factors Predicting Rehospitalization among Two State Mental Hospital Patient Populations.

Nuehring, Elane M.; And Others

Administration in Mental Health, v7 n4 p247-70 Sum 1980

Study examines background and performance characteristics of discharged mental hospital patients in an effort to predict readmissions. Results confirm complexity of the recidivism issue. Black, isolated males seem at greatest risk for readmission; Anglo females with family resources at least risk. (LAB)

Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Health Clinics, Patients, Psychiatric Hospitals, Racial Differences, Recidivism, Rehabilitation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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