Il day hospital nell'esperienza della Clinica Psichiatrica Universitaria di Novara

Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the use of Partial Hospitalisation (PH) vs. Full Hospitalisation (FH) in an attempt to identify the demographic and clinical characteristics that are most frequently associated with this type of therapeutic provision in the University Psychiatric Ward of Maggiore della Carita Hospital in Novara. The catchment area of the Novara Mental Health Department has about 182,000 inhabitants, of whom 56% are resident in Novara itself. The Department has one hospital psychiatric ward (under university direction) with 14 beds for Ordinary Treatment (FH) and 2 beds for Day Hospital Treatment (PH), with 1.7 members of staff per bed.