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“Lost in Transition”: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review of Problems and Needs Associated with School Reintegration After Psychiatric Hospitalization

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The purpose of this review was to identify the problems and needs associated with school reintegration after psychiatric hospitalization. Principles outlined by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) for systematic mixed studies reviews were used to search 14 electronic databases with all possible literature from inception to September 2017. Quality was appraised by two sets of two independent reviewers using an adapted version of the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The key themes revolve around the different systems of the bioecological model: the youth ontosystem, microsystems (family, school) and mesosystems (family–hospital, family–school, school–hospital). Predominant emergent themes of each system converged toward a better communication, collaboration and coordination among all concerned actors. Many problems seem to alter school reintegration after psychiatric hospitalization and different needs are still required to be met. Future research directions and implications for intervention are discussed.

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  1. The two articles from Clemens, Welfare, & Williams (2010, 2011) are based on the same study but each respond to different research objectives.

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This study was funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSRH), Insight Development Grant #430-2014-01036. The authors greatly appreciated the assistance of the following members of the advisor committee: Stéphanie Mailloux, Clode-Roxane Fleury, Isabelle Fortier, Constance Lambert, Betty Gagné and Linda Champoux.

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  1. Department of Psychoeducation, Faculty of Education, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, boulevard de l’Université, Pavillon A7, 3e étage, bureau 362, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada

    Anne-Marie Tougas, Émilie Frenette-Bergeron & Katherine Marcil

  2. Groupe de recherche sur les inadaptations sociales de l’enfance (GRISE), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Anne-Marie Tougas, Émilie Frenette-Bergeron & Katherine Marcil

  3. Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux (IUPLSSS), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Anne-Marie Tougas

  4. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, QC, Canada

    Jessica Rassy

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Tougas, AM., Rassy, J., Frenette-Bergeron, É. et al. “Lost in Transition”: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review of Problems and Needs Associated with School Reintegration After Psychiatric Hospitalization. School Mental Health 11, 629–649 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-019-09323-3

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