Recruitment and retention of psychiatrists in day-treatment centers: a national survey.

Abstract

In 1988 a questionnaire was sent to all institutional members of the American Association for Partial Hospitalization to gather information concerning their program and staffing characteristics as well as information concerning the recruitment of staff psychiatrists for these programs. A total of 388 questionnaires was mailed out, yielding 209 responses representing 230 programs. This paper presents the survey findings as well as their implications for day-hospital programs.