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An on-ward follow-up program

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A study covering three years was made of an on-ward follow-up program for patients discharged from their original ward, in contrast to the usual off-the-ward, follow-up programs. It was found that readmissions (the “revolvingdoor syndrome”) diminished markedly. The return of the ward patient for treatment to a follow-up clinic on his original ward was a prime catalyst in sustaining basic contact and supporting a positive transference which maintained the patient outside of the hospital.

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  1. karen Horney Psychoanalytic Clinic, USA

    Louis R. Hott M.D. (medical director and chairman of the medical board, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry assistant dean, member)

  2. new York University Schools of Medicine, USA

    Louis R. Hott M.D. (medical director and chairman of the medical board, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry assistant dean, member)

  3. The American Institute for Psychoanalysis; and clinical psychiatrist, Bellevue Psychiatric and University Hospitals, USA

    Louis R. Hott M.D. (medical director and chairman of the medical board, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry assistant dean, member)

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Hott, L.R. An on-ward follow-up program. Psych Quar 45, 221–226 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01574976

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