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Ward Treatment Milieu and Posthospital Functioning
David B. Klass, MD;
Glenn A. Growe, PhD;
Michael Strizich
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1977;34(9):1047-1052.
Abstract
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• Two units of seven and 14 state hospital wards were used in a study to explore possible relationships between some sociocultural aspects of ward environments and outcome of treatment as assessed by time out of the hospital after discharge. Confounding variables such as pretreatment characteristics, length of hospitalization, and community of discharge make conclusions from many such studies tenuous. Methods were derived and are here described in detail that reduce the influence of some of these variables. Within unit 2 (14 wards), a vector of social structure that differentiated the wards and consisted of two highly correlated factors on the Ward Atmosphere Scale was found to be significantly associated with outcome. Those wards seen by both patients and staff as lower in the allowance of expression of anger and aggression and higher in order and organization (only staff's perception) had better outcomes. The wards of unit 1 were homogeneous both in outcome and in staff and patients' assessments of order and organization and freedom to express anger and aggression.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago (Dr Klass), and the Manteno (Ill) Mental Health Center.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 9, 1976.
The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of the Department of Mental Health, State of Illinois.
Reprint requests to Manteno State Hospital, 100 Barnard Rd, Manteno, IL 60950 (Dr Klass).
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