Abstract
The night clinic which is part of the psychiatric department of the University of Zurich is apart-time treatment option with psychiatric treatment and support in the evening. This study aimed to characterize the patients and detect different functions of the treatment setting. Data of 253 patients covering asix-year period from 2008 up to 2013 were retrospectively assessed using descriptive methods. Subgroups according to the situation before admission and after discharge were compared. Patients admitted from home differed considerably from those who were transferred from apsychiatric ward concerning sociodemographic and clinical factors. They were more frequently single, unemployed, received disability funds and suffered from apsychotic disorder. They were also more likely to be discharged in asupported housing condition. The night clinic serves as an alternative to full inpatient treatment for individuals who have work as well as arehabilitative option for homeless patients with severe mental illness. It contributes to areduction of avoidance of inpatients stays for those groups of patients.
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