Understanding successful community living by individuals with serious and persistent mental illness

34 volunteers diagnosed as chronically mentally ill were administered a que stionnaire to evaluate what factors were important in preventing rehospital ization. The volunteers were divided into two groups based on their relapse history. Analysis showed the nonrelapse group were more likely to attribut e factors such as in-home therapy, taking medication, and having fun with f riends than did the group who had experienced at least one relapse in the p ast 24 months.