Demands and reality in the rehabilitation of psychiatric patients. Results of a follow-up study in established need for rehabilitation with reference to the housing and/or vocational sphere
Teusch, L.; Gastpar, M.; Lodemann, E.
Psychiatrische Praxis 21(1): 29-32
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-4259 PMID: 8146242 Document Number: 430216
At an index day all 166 patients of the Department of General Psychiatry were asked whether changes of working or housing condition were considered necessary and which definite steps had to be done. In 85 (51.2%) of 166 patients changes were considered necessary. What measures had been initiated or carried out? Concerning the housing situation age and disease (psychiatric diagnosis) proved to be important factors; concerning the working situation age, sex, socioeconomic status and length of unemployment were important.