Hospital dependency: an existing concept

Psychiatr Danub. 2010 Dec;22(4):548-9.

Abstract

Chronically institutionalized patients demonstrate a behavioral pattern characterized by unwillingness to get discharged from the hospital and severe anxiety during such attempts leading to continued hospitalization. These patients usually have poor self-concept and low evaluation in getting employment, which requires vocational rehabilitation. To prevent this, mental health professionals should make active efforts to develop a favorable attitude of the chronic mentally ill patients towards their home.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dependency, Psychological*
  • Employment*
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational*
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Schizophrenia / rehabilitation*
  • Schizophrenic Psychology*
  • Self Concept*
  • Social Environment