Prognosis for Acute Situational Maladjustment Disorders/Transient Situational Disturbances: Diagnostic Validity and Prognostic Indicators.

Abstract

Disposition decisions and post-hospital outcomes were studied in a large sample of male Navy psychiatric patients diagnosed Acute Situational Maladjustment. Of the total sample 90 per cent returned to naval duty after relatively short periods of hospitalization. A substantial number of readmissions (27 per cent) and other forms adjustment failure (15 per cent) indicated that diagnostic criteria need to be improved and valid prognostic indicators identified. Almost one-half of the cases rehospitalized were diagnosed Character and Behavior Disorder, suggesting that these underlying personality disturbances were undetected during the first hospitalization. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA077056

Entities

People

  • E. K.Eric Gunderson
  • Jerry M. Goffman
  • John G. Looney

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Hospitals
  • Indicators
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military History
  • New York
  • Patient Care
  • Personality

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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