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Two-thirds of the patients referred from psychiatric hospitals to a posthospital social rehabilitation center did not follow through on the referral. Patients who participated in the rehabilitation service were more dependent in several areas of functioning than were those who did not participate. Implications of these findings are discussed in terms of the continuity of care into the community.
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This report is based on a presentation to the Eastern Psychological Association Convention in April, 1968. The research was supported in part by grant no. MH 818 from the National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Gratitude is expressed to Henry Tanaka for constructive comments on an earlier draft of this paper.
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Wolkon, G.H. Characteristics of clients and continuity of care into the community. Community Ment Health J 6, 215–221 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01435919
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