Am J Psychiatry 1989; 146:226-230
Copyright © 1989 by American Psychiatric Association
Parents' attitudes and patients' behavior: a prospective study
DA Greenman, JG Gunderson and D Canning
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178.
The authors studied the behavior of 67 psychiatric inpatients and the
attitudes of their parents toward their hospitalization. They found that
certain parental concerns at admission correlated with particular aspects
of patient behavior and ability to engage in treatment during the first 6
weeks of hospitalization. These findings have implications for the
management of inpatient treatment.
