During the past few years there has been increased interest in assessing the quality of life of
the chronically mentally ill to assist in planning and evaluating programs for these patients …

Psychiatric deinstitutionalization (PDI) processes aim to transform long-term psychiatric care
by closing or reducing psychiatric hospitals, reallocating beds, and establishing …

• The concept," quality of life"(QOL), offers a broad perspective for assessing the needs and
outcomes of chronic mental patients. In this survey of Los Angeles board-and-care homes …

This article draws upon an extensive case management literature in order to integrate a
number of key concepts and findings that must be considered by those responsible for the …

More than one-third of long-term mentally ill adults live with their families, most with aging
parents, a situation that accentuates the need for residential alternatives to home care for …

Among 225 family members participating in a study of psychoeducational interventions, 39%
of the variance in subjective burden was explained by the severity of stressors related to the …

Amidst the controversy about the effects of deinstitutionalization, the well-being of the
chronic mentally ill in different treatment settings remains unclear. This study examined …

With the exception of a few studies, little systematic attention has been given to individuals in
their postdeviant careers. Drawing on data collected through participant observation and …

This paper reviews research on the community treatment of the chronically mentally ill, in
order to determine what services are necessary for deinstitutionalization to succeed with this …

Family burden is the emotional and economic strain that family members experience when a
relative is discharged from a mental hospital and returns home. Since World War II the …