This retrospective chart review conducted by a Veterans Administration Medical Center social
worker examined 69 records from inpatients receiving services at a short-term crisis intervention
unit (CIU) between July 1985 and March 1986. The purpose of this study was to examine the
characteristics of CIU patients successfully discharged to the community (n = 41) versus those
requiring a transfer to a long-term care unit (n = 28). Treatment compliance and family support
were found to be significant factors associated with successful program completion.
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