Profile of the Psychiatric Inpatient Population in a Major Naval Hospital.

摘要

Archival records were examined for enlisted Navy personnel admitted to the psychiatric service of a major naval hospital. A larger proportion of patients was diagnosed psychotic and smaller proportions were diagnosed neurotic or Personality Disorder than was true in earlier studies. Greatest stability in diagnosis from admission to discharge was noted for the psychotics and least for the neurotics. Number of days hospitalized was considerably less for most diagnostic groups than was reported previously. When patients were grouped by discharge diagnosis specific profiles emerged. Those diagnosed Personality Disorder were very young men and women, in the lower pay grades, and with the fewest months of service. They were most likely to be recommended for administrative separation and had the lowest effectiveness rate following release from the hospital. Those receiving Adjustment Reaction, Neurosis, or Alcohol diagnosis were older, had more time in service, were of higher pay grade, and had effectiveness rates of 60% or greater. The implications of the findings are discussed including the need for comparative studies with other hospitalized populations.