Outcomes of discharged females versus those waiting for discharge from Vlore Psychiatric Hospital (Albania)

Mauro Giovanni Carta, Antonela Agaj, Eljesa Harapej, Maria Efisia Lecca, Gentiana Xhelili, Gianmarco Altoé, Gioia Mura, Maria Francesca Moro and Matthias C Angermeyer

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2013, vol. 59, issue 7, 682-689

Abstract: Background: This study examines the psychosocial outcomes of women discharged from the Vlore Psychiatric Hospital in Albania. Methods: The study was designed as a controlled, not randomized, follow-up study. It included 16 women diagnosed with psychosis who were discharged from a psychiatric hospital to live in group homes in the community. The control group included 20 women diagnosed with psychosis who lived at the psychiatric hospital while awaiting discharge. All subjects were assessed twice using the HoNOS-Rome tool, at the start of the study (T0) and 12 months later (T1). Results: Both groups showed an improvement in the HoNOS total score between T0 and T1 ( p

Keywords: Deinstitutionalization; Albania; rehabilitation; psychosocial outcomes; social inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764012452353

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