Chronic or Long-Term Psychiatric Patients: Potential Subjects for Longitudinal Research
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Vol. 14 (2) , 109-118
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01612849309031611
Abstract
The frequently admitted “revolving door” chronic psychiatric patient presents significant ethical, scientific, and practical challenges to mental health nurses. This article highlights ethical issues relevant to their participation in longitudinal research and describes methods implemented to successfully follow a cohort of such patients over a 2-year period.Keywords
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