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| Trends in special (high-security) hospitals. 2: Residency and discharge episodes, 1986-1995 | | Author(s) | E Jamieson, M Butwell, M Leese |
| Journal title | The British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 176, March 2000 |
| Pages | pp 260-265 |
| Keywords | Psychiatric units ; Discharge ; Usage [services] ; Mental disorder ; Longitudinal surveys ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | It has been argued that many patients in special (high security hospital beds do not need to be there. In the 1990s there were initiatives to discharge women and people with learning difficulties. This study aimed to test for trends in special hospital discharges and to examine annual resident cohorts over a 10-year period. Results showed that the medial annual number of residents was 1859 with an 8% fall for the period. This particularly affected patients in mental impairment categories. Numbers were sustained in the male mental illness groups. Discharges, mainly to other institutions, increased. There was no overall change over the 10 years in length of stay for treatment, but successive admission cohorts from 1986 did show some reduction. The study concluded that service planners need a longitudinal perspective on service use. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000411233 A |
| Classmark | LDL: QKJ: QLD: E: 3J: 8 |
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