Term of Graduation

1976

Date of Publication

1976

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Department

Social Work

Language

English

Subjects

Mentally ill -- Oregon, Mentally ill, Psychiatric hospitals -- Admission and discharge, Oregon State Hospital

DOI

10.15760/etd.1865

Physical Description

1 online resource (v, 107 pages)

Abstract

This study was undertaken in February and March of 1975 in order to provide in depth analysis of those seeking hospital admission. It is a descriptive study of requests for voluntary admission to Oregon State Hospital. Special care was taken to incorporate the study in such a way that the current admitting procedures would not be rearranged or changed in any way.

Essentially the study asks the questions:

  • Who makes self-requests for hospitalization?
  • Where do they come from? When? How do they get there? Why do they come?
  • What is the history of their contact with other community agencies for service or previous hospitalization?
  • How does the hospital respond to the requests?

In order to better understand the dynamics of the requesting population, attention was focused on:

  • The possible differences between those individuals admitted and those denied admission.
  • The comparisons of requests for first admission and readmission.
  • The relationship of age and sex differences to the other findings in the study

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Comments

A practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work, Portland State University, 1976.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12203

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