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Peer reviewedMartin, Paul J.; Sterne, Arthur L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Looks at relationship between recovery (symptom reduction) from serious psychiatric disorder and patient-held and therapist-held expectations for recovery. Objective measures of prognostic expectations were taken from patients upon hospital admission and from therapists shortly thereafter. Found that therapists', but not patients', expectations…
Descriptors: Expectation, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Patients
Peer reviewedRetsinas, Joan; Garrity, Patricia – Gerontologist, 1986
Previous research has shown that only nursing home "short stayers" will return to the community. Analyzed data to predict factors important both to discharge and tenure. Independent variables included age, sex, past residence, prognosis, and family ties. Results point to prognosis as a key predictor both of discharge and of tenure.…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Medical Evaluation, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
