Recent literature has described the young adult chronic patient as a subgroup of the chronically mentally ill whose high demand for a variety of mental health services places a strain on the delivery system. This paper suggests that the revolving door syndrome reflects deficits among the target population at three different levels: intrapsychic, dyadic, and societal. A treatment program that includes strategies responsive to the deficits at each level is described.
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Harris et al. (1984) studied this question.
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