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摘要
objective: to describe the characteristics of persons with mental illnesses who have been discharged from psychiatric hospital care recently. methods: descriptive study conducted with a sample of 48 patients between december 17 2007 and april 17 2008. data were collected through the economic and social questionnaire that gathers socio-demographic information including psychiatric hospitalizations and patient%26apos;s knowledge of diagnosis and psychopharmacological treatment. results: the mean age of the participants was 39 years. the majority were women (n = 39), had at least one previous hospitalization (62.5%), and did not know the diagnosis of their mental illness. schizophrenia and/or schizotypic disorders were the most common types of mental illnesses (33.3%). less than half of participants (43.8%) were able to verbalize the name and dosage of their medications correctly. conclusion: knowing those patients characteristics may be helpful in planning and implementing the best mental health treatment that includes professional support and effective psycho educational intervention.
