“…In contrast, diagnosis has been found to be ineffective at differentiating those who return to the hospital from those who remain in the community (Freeman & Simmons, 1963;Lorei, 1967;Wessler & Iven, 1970). It is only when measures of chronicity (typically defined by length of hospitalization) are included in the diagnosis that a relationship is found (Fairweather, 1964;Freeman & Simmons, 1963).…”