Duration of Stay in Hospital of Patients suffering from Schizophrenia

Length of Hospital Stay and Schizophrenia: A Review of Statistical Studies

“…However,Wing et al (1959) failed to show such a relationship for admissions to one London hospital.Marital staius Norris (1956). showed that amongst schizophrenic admissions in 1947-49 to some London hospitals single patients had the greatest chance of retention for two years; the married had least, with the widowed and divorced occupying an intermediate position.Brooke (1959) and Wing et al (1959) confirmed these findings.…”

“…Freyhan also showed that the number readmitted was directly proportional to the number discharged in each period. However, we have noted that since 1950 some hospitals have greatly increased the percentage discharged: as many as 90 per cent or more have left in the two years following admission (Brown (19591, Chitfick et al (1959), Wing et al (1959) ) . These figures represent the peak of the trend over several decades for higher discharge rates.…”

Statistische Untersuchungen an langj�hrig hospitalisierten Schizophrenen

“…Wir fanden jedoch in der Literatur bei Miinnern Mittelwerte des Erkrankungsbeginnes zwischen 25.1 und 28.0 Jahren und bei Frauen zwischen 27.0 und 34.5 Jahren [5,8,21,40,71,72] [11,20,25,29,53,57,74,78], w~ihrend andere Autoren keinen Einflufl des Lebensalters feststellten [6,19,37,60,69]. Ubereinstimmend wird der nach dem 40.…”

A Historical Perspective of Treatment and Discharge Planning for the Seriously, Chronically, Mentally Ill Patient: A Review of the Literature

“…The six main themes recognized during this era of change are as follows: movement towards shorter hospitalizations; team approach; introduction of neuroleptic and antipsychotic drugs; continuity of care after hospitalization; development of comprehensive outpatient programs; and rehabilitation efforts in the community, such as aid with employment and housing [8][9][10][11][12].…”

“…The results of a follow up of 95 schizophrenic patients treated in the past 10 years showed that 82 were not in hospital at time of study Silverman [28] To evaluate effectiveness of referral for outpatient follow up UK Longitudinal observational study Readmission was reduced to 50% when referrals for outpatient follow up was provided Wing et al [11] To evaluate length of stay and rates of readmission comparing traditional to modern treatment UK Longitudinal observational study 38% of patients under traditional treatment were hospitalized for 2 cont. years as compared to 20% on "modern" treatment Gerson et al [20] To explore perceptions of patients and families of patients' needs, functioning, coping and social support in the first 4 weeks after inpatient treatment USA Descriptive study Patients had residual symptoms after discharge that interfered with functioning despite the availability of follow-up services.…”