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NIMHANS Journal, Vol 4, No 1 (1986), Pagination: 1-5
Abstract
This report presents data on the duration of stay of 139 schizophrenics coming for day care treatment in the occupational therapy and rehabilitation centre over a period of 5 years. Results reveal that females, elder age group patients and those with poor social support had significantly longer duration of stay. Paranoid schizophrenics had significantly (P < .025) shorter stay as compared to chronic and residual schizophrenics. Patients who had a duration of illness longer than 5 or 10 years tended to stay longer (P < .001). Patients with episodic course or with continuous illness also stayed longer. No other clinical or demographic variable was significantly related to duration of stay. The results help in identifying groups of patients likely to stay longer in a day care centre and measures to reduce this stay can be planned.
Keywords
Schizophrenic Patients, Day Care, Rehabilitation, Duration of Stay