ResultsFrom the opening of Psychiatric Day Hospital 10 months ago, 58 patients have been admitted; among them, three patients come to the hospital monthly to receive the electroconvulsive therapy, maintaining their psychopathological stability over time.
ConclusionsWith the creation of this new program we considered three types of objectives:
– therapeutic: a therapy applied in a more comfortable and satisfactory for the patient and family regime. To prevent relapse and exacerbations;
– management: benefits on the best use of existing resources:
– reduction in hospital admissions and readmissions,
– decrease in the average stay,
– reduction in visits to Emergency Services,
– allow referrals from outpatient department,
– individual monitoring of patients that complements the check at their Mental Health Team;
– teaching, training and investigation.