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Discharge from day hospital — an alternative perspective based on recovery and social capital
Author(s)	Anne Crawford-Docherty, Eleni Theodosi, Bal Chauhan
Journal title	PSIGE Newsletter, no 109, January 2010
Publisher	Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, January 2010
Pages	pp 4-10
Source	http://www.psige.org.uk
Keywords	Day hospitals ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Rehabilitation ; Group work.
Annotation	Older adult service users often stay in day hospital services longer than is necessary, about which this article questions the reluctance of service users and staff. The authors review the small amount of literature available on older people's recovery. They focus on social capital (including, for example, social networks and social support), which could contribute to recovery from and in mental health problems by re-establishing connections outside mental health services. They report the development of the New Opportunities group, which aimed to increase service users' level of bonding with people outside the day hospital and in facilitating the development of self-management strategies. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100929209 A
Classmark	LDD: LD:QKJ: LM: IGG
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