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Alternative to the back ward: the quarterway house
Hospital & Community Psychiatry
|May 1, 1981
Summary
The Quarterway House program improved functioning and socialization for long-term psychiatric patients, reducing medication and seclusion. This residential rehabilitation shows promise for severely ill individuals needing community reintegration support.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Mental Health Services
- Rehabilitation Psychology
Background:
- Deinstitutionalization of long-term psychiatric inpatients presents challenges.
- Need for less institutionalized therapeutic environments and community reintegration programs.
- Massachusetts Mental Health Center's initiative to establish alternative care settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the effectiveness of the Quarterway House residential rehabilitation program.
- To compare outcomes between Quarterway House patients and a control group of center inpatients.
- To evaluate the program's impact on deinstitutionalization and community living.
Main Methods:
- Randomized experimental study design.
- Inclusion of long-term, seriously ill inpatients.
- Multiple outcome measures assessed pre-program and at one-year follow-up.
Main Results:
- Quarterway House patients demonstrated improved general functioning and socialization-survival skills.
- Significant decrease in medication dosage and seclusion incidents observed.
- No significant decline in psychotic symptoms, obstreperousness, or antisocial behavior.
Conclusions:
- The Quarterway House program shows potential benefits for long-term rehabilitation of severely ill psychiatric patients.
- The model may facilitate a transition towards more independent community living.
- Further research is warranted to optimize psychosocial treatment strategies for this population.
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