FACTORS INFLUENCING DISCHARGE OF FEMALE PATIENTS FROM A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL
WILLIAM F. ORR M. D.1,
RUTH B. ANDERSON M. A.1,
MARGARET P. MARTIN PH. D.1, , and
DES. F. PHILPOT M. D.1
1 Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry and Tennessee Central State Hospital.
Factors that statistically significantly influence a female patient's discharge from Central State Hospital favorably are (in descending order of significance): (1) Length of stay, (2) Limited education, and (3) Possession of immediate family.
Factors, among others, that do not significantly influence discharge rate are: (1) Age, (2) Diagnosis, and (3) Treatment.
