The effectiveness of day treatment with persistently mentally ill in ruralareas

Purpose/Method: This study investigated the effectiveness of day treatment programmes in rural Minnesota by comparing 2 groups in terms of yearly rate s of re-hospitalization. Results: It was found that the group that responded positively to day treat ment was much less likely to be re-hospitalized. Their rates of re-hospital ization were much lower than the state of Minnesota. The other group that d ropped out of day treatment has a re-hospitalization rate as much as 10 tim es higher. Conclusion : This demonstrates the cost effectiveness of day treatment prog rammes.