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The efficacy of a psychiatric halfway house: a study of hospital recidivism and global outcome measure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

G Vaslamatzis ,
K Katsouyanni  and
M Markidis
G Vaslamatzis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, 74 Vas Sophias Avenue, Athens11528, Greece
K Katsouyanni
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, 74 Vas Sophias Avenue, Athens11528, Greece
M Markidis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, 74 Vas Sophias Avenue, Athens11528, Greece
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Summary

The authors investigated the post-halfway house outcome of a sample of 41 former residents of the halfway house of the Department of Psychiatry, Athens University. Two criteria were used: hospital recidivism and global ratings of outcome (which was assessed on the basis of three parameters: rehospitalization, employment and independent living). Mean duration from the time of departure was 32 months (range: 8–52 months). Within this period good outcome and non-recidivism were related with compliance to pharmacotherapy. Most recidivists also had a shorter stay in the halfway house and cases with successful outcome tended to be evaluated higher on the “Behaviour in Halfway House Scale” at the end of the residency.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , 1997 , pp. 94 - 97
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1997

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