Perceived attitudes of schizophrenic inpatients in relation to rehospitalization.

Forty-nine schizophrenic inpatients who were ready for discharge completed the Influential Relationships Questionnaire. This instrument measures respondents' perceptions of three characteristic attitudes (care, overprotection, and criticism) demonstrated by two influential people in the patients' lives. The subjects were followed up for a 9-month period. Readmitted patients (N?=?21) rated the second-most-influential person higher on the Overprotection and Criticism scales and lower on the Care scale than did nonreadmitted patients (N?=?28). The implications of these findings in relation to rehospitalization are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)