TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - New long stay patients: from acute wards to where?
JO  - International journal of clinical practice
A1  - Rowlands, P.
A1  - Milner, E.
A1  - Wing, S.
A1  - Inch, H.
SP  - 307
EP  - 314
VL  - 52
IS  - 5
N2  - Inadequate alternatives to the old mental hospitals have placed many inner city acute psychiatric units under great pressure as bed numbers have contracted and disturbed patients have accumulated. This study set out to assess the outcome at two-year follow-up of a cohort of 26 patients resident on an acute psychiatric ward for more than six months. Results showed that a substantial minority of 'new long stay' patients made a successful return to independent living, but that at two-year follow-up half the cohort remained in a highly supported setting. Two deaths had occurred, neither by suicide. Psychiatric services remained involved with 90% of the patients in the cohort.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1368-5031
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -