The Influence of Foster-Home Care on Psychiatric Patients
- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 33 (2), 179-183
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1976.01770020027004
Abstract
• Adult patients placed into foster families by six administrations in three provinces of Canada were observed at time of placement and followed up 18 months later. Over this period, they exhibited a substantial decline in symptoms—almost as great as with similar patients retained in the hospital. However, there was virtually no improvement in social functioning, despite the fact that the use of foster homes has been advocated mainly for the resocialization that was expected to occur there. In discussing the reasons for this paradoxical finding, recommendations are offered regarding the use of foster homes by mental health administrations.Keywords
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