Neslihan Lok
Turkey
Research Article
Effect of Therapeutic Atmosphere in a Psychiatry Clinic on Social Functionality
of in-Patients
Author(s): Neslihan Lok and Kadriye BuldukoglNeslihan Lok and Kadriye Buldukogl
Objective: Hospitalization for patients with psychiatric disorders involves situations such as getting away from their usual environment and being together with unfamiliar people. The aim of the present research was to evaluate the effect of therapeutic atmosphere in a psychiatry clinic on social functionality of in-patients. Method: The research has been planned as a descriptive and relational type and conducted with 50 patients who accepted to participate in and who had been hospitalized in Psychiatry Ward. Results: In the light of findings of the present study, a relation was found between therapeutic atmosphere and social functionality. It was determined that there was statistical significance between “social functionality scaleâ€? scores of the patients and their gender and medical diagnosis. Social functionality which was acquired in the ward main.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/Psychiatry.1000195