Measuring levels of behavioural disturbance in long stay patients
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- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in Psychiatric Bulletin
- Vol. 15 (10) , 598-600
- https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.15.10.598
Abstract
Large mental hospitals are gradually being emptied. Patients return to the community. But often their prospective carers have little idea of what to expect when they arrive. Hospital staff often cannot give information regarding how disturbed patients might be.Keywords
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