The hospitalized young adult: New directions for psychiatric treatment.

Describes an inpatient young adult service that uses academic engagement to mitigate the threat of hospitalization to identify, maintain age-appropriate activities, and facilitate the transition from hospital to educational settings. Developmental issues; Treatment program; Patient characteristics;...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 297 - 303
Main Authors: Hoffman, F.L., Mastrianni, X.
Format: Article
Published: American Psychological Association Apr92
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:Describes an inpatient young adult service that uses academic engagement to mitigate the threat of hospitalization to identify, maintain age-appropriate activities, and facilitate the transition from hospital to educational settings. Developmental issues; Treatment program; Patient characteristics; Program description; Therapeutic goal; Comparative outcome study; Discussion; Application of the program to other milieus.