Patients randomly assigned and treated at two community facilities, a psychiatric day hospital and an outpatient clinic, are evaluated two and 12 months following termination of treatment. An earlier advantage for schizophrenic patients treated at the day hospital is maintained over time, provided aftercare service is utilizied. Judiciously-used outpatient chemotherapy appears less expensive than, and as effective as, day hospital treatment for non-schizophrenic patients.
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