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The readmission experience of a modern comprehensive mental health center was examined and was compared in several ways to the experience of a similar center. The evidence indicated that institutions should expect their own readmissions to constitute a substantial part of their patient load. A scheme for differentiating types of readmissions was examined. The subclasses which evolved slightly softened the impression that all readmissions are therapeutic failures. However, even with a relatively limited definition of failure, the majority of readmissions still fell into this class. Further refinements of the scheme for differentiating types of readmissions are suggested.
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The authors wish to express their gratitude to the staff of the Research Department, especially to Ethel Truitt, Peter Lenz, Beth Neva, Trevor Thomas, and Alice Mueller for their assistance in this study. The study is based upon data supplied by the Fort Logan Record System Project. The Record System is partially supported by funds from Public Health Service Grant No. 5-R11 MH 00931 of the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Rutledge, L., Binner, P. Readmissions to a community mental health center. Community Ment Health J 6, 136–143 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434659
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434659