Three hundred and thirty-eight chronic psychiatric patients were followed up for two years after their discharge. Information was available on all but four patients. During the twenty-four month follow-up period, 11% had died and 25% required readmission. The source of support and living arrangements for the whole group were discussed, and the opinions about the outcome by the informant, psychiatrist, and social worker, were compared, The opinions correlated remarkably well. Characteristics of community care deemed important by the investigators were discussed briefly.
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