Rehospitalization of Female Mental Patients

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Abstract
Although it has commonly been assumed that readmission to a mental hospital is an indication of failure to adjust socially and psychologically in the community, little research has been done to verify or disclaim this assumption. The emphasis in outcome studies has been instead on the differential ability to adjust of those patients who are not rehospitalized.1,2,3Thus, the many potential variables affecting readmission remain relatively unexplored.4 * It is our purpose here to present data which contribute to an understanding of rehospitalization in terms of certain social and psychological factors operative in the post-hospital situation. These data are part of a larger outcome study of female patients who were studied 6 months after discharge. The following factors thought to affect readmission are reported here: ( 1 ) social characteristics, such as age, race, religion, urban-rural residence, social class level, marital status, family

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