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Abstract
Psychiatric day hospitalization is an evolving and innovative alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. While the deinstitutionalization of some psychiatric patients is therapeutically and financially advantageous, treatment or rehabilitation programs have not effectively kept pace. Many acute and chronic patients do not require in-hospital supervision, but they do require intensive interdisciplinary care. The Basava Day Clinic in Richmind, Virginia, was developed in 1987 to meet those specific needs. The Model of Human Occupation is theoretically and clinically practical and advantageous for this type of setting. A description of the program follows, with a case example and research implications.