Continuity of care in the delivery of mental health services

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.10.1297

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The authors report on the help-seeking experiences of people referred to community settings for aftercare on discharge from a state mental hospital in western Massachusetts. They present results that bear on three questions relevant to public policy issues in the mental health field: 1) the proportion of patients who comply with referrals to aftercare agencies, 2) the social and psychological characteristics of patients who comply with these referrals, and 3) the impact of receiving aftercare on the probability of rehospitalization.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 136 • Number 10 • October 1979

Pages: 1297 - 1301

PubMed: 225957

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Published in print: October 1979

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Continuity of care in the delivery of mental health services

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