A Typology of Social Environments in Community Care Homes

Conditions de vie et lieu de résidence

“…Wolpert et Wolpert (1974), Cohen et Sokolowsky (1978) Les études de suivi font apparaître que la satisfaction des personnes face à leur milieu résidentiel et le sentiment que celui-ci correspond bien à leurs besoins facilitent l'ajustement social et ont une influence positive sur le maintien dans le milieu (Coulton et al, 1984(Coulton et al, , 1985Dellario, 1982, FaIloon et Marshall, 1983Randolph et al, 1986;Trute, 1986). Suite à une recension des écrits, Cournos (1987) conclut que, «dans la plupart des études, les variables du milieu sont de meilleurs prédicteurs de résultats que les variables reliées au patient» (p. 848).…”

The severely mentally ill in residential facilities: a national survey in Italy

“…Heterogeneous populations may present difficulties in group environments and treatment programmes need to address patients' specific individual goals. However, the few attempts made so far to propose different objectives for RFs have rarely been based on a detailed assessment of residents' characteristics (Coulton et al 1985;Segal & Kotler, 1993). An essential step forward would be to devise typologies of residential care that are based on data from representative surveys such as this.…”

Outcomes of the treatment climate in psychiatric and substance abuse programs

“…For example, a focus on practical skills training, when emphasized within a supportive milieu, may be an additional source of stability and structure for relatively impaired patients (Friis, 1986;Werbart, 1992). Such programs for psychiatric patients combining high support and high demand have been identified by Coulton, Fitch, and Holland (1985) and Downs and Fox (1993).…”