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Treatment patterns of young chronic schizophrenic patients in the era of deinstitutionalization

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A retrospective longitudinal treatment utilization study of 56 young chronic schizophrenic patients who began their treatment careers during the deinstitutionalization era was carried out covering all psychiatric services provided to each patient since first treatment. The group was primarily male and was characterized by histories of drug abuse and violence. Treatment utilization was heavy, discontinuous, and episodic with these patterns intensified for patients with histories of drug abuse. The majority of the group became “long-stay” hospital residents. The clinical and mental health policy implications of these findings are discussed and further research is suggested.

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  1. the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York

    Mary Ann Richardson Ph.D. (Research Scientist) & Gary Haugland M.A. (Research Scientist)

  2. SUNY—Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

    Thomas J. Craig M.D., M.P.H.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of Marc H. Branchey, M.D. and Janet Avery in data collection and compilation; Joseph Wanderling, M.A. in programming and data management; Peg Fields in programming, Shang Lin, Ph.D. in programming, data management and statistical analysis; Elizabeth Vickers in data coding, Frances Simpson in manuscript preparation, Raymond Pass, Ph.D. in manuscript review, as well as the support of Charlotte E. Oliver, R.N., Director, Rockland Psychiatric Center.

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Richardson, M.A., Craig, T.J. & Haugland, G. Treatment patterns of young chronic schizophrenic patients in the era of deinstitutionalization. Psych Quart 57, 104–110 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01064328

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