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Old long-stay psychiatric in-patients in Ontario, Canada
Author(s)Gary J Gerber, Hugh G Lafave
Journal titleJournal of Mental Health, vol 7, part 5, 1998
Pagespp 519-525
KeywordsLong term patients ; Psychiatric units ; Bed availability ; Social surveys ; Canada.
AnnotationA survey identified older long-stay patients in Ontario provincial psychiatric hospitals (PPHs) who were admitted before age 65, and had been hospitalised continuously for more than 6 years. PPHs serving the sparsely populated north and the Toronto metropolis were excluded. Remaining hospitals reported all older long-stay inpatients for 1 September 1993. Occupancy rates of 4.93 per 100,000 population were considerably lower than for a comparable study in Scotland, where occupancy rates were 59 per 100,000. Possible reasons for this difference include rehabilitation programmes in Ontario PPHs that cater for the needs of older long-stay patients and the introduction of community support programmes. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990125203 A
ClassmarkLF7:4Q: LDL: QKW: 3F: 7S *

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