Patterns of adjustment of discharged psychiatric patients as measured by mailed questionnaires

Abstract

Mailed questionnaires were administered to 34 former psychiatric patients of a provincial mental institution and their relatives in order to assess frequency of psychopathological and social behavior, and to estimate validity and return rate of the forms. The sample reported few symptoms of mental illness, but a relatively low degree of social activity and leisure activities. The return rate was very high (88.9%). The questionnaires did not correlate significantly with a measure of vocational adjustment.