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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
5998
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1976-3-15
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A census in a London mental hospital was performed so that the numbers of patients requiring permanent care for the next 20 to 40 years could be estimated. Of 1467 resident patients 20% had been admitted in the preceding five months and 15% in the year before that. Of the 65% who had been in hospital for over 17 months 1% (16 patients) had been in hospital for over 5o years. Altogether 257 (18%) patients would probably be discharged, 339 (23%) might possibly be discharged if there were adequate community facilities, but 871 (59%) were not likely to be discharged; 239 patients under the age of 65 who had been admitted between 1950 and 1973 were unlikely to be discharged. There were about 10 new younger long-stay patients from each year's admissions. Three conditions--schizophrenia, organic brain syndrome, and affective illness--affected 79% of the population. Fourteen per cent had been employed on admission and 28% were considered employable or possibly employable. Half of those who might be considered for discharge (296) would need a hostel. No rehabilitation was needed or possible for 40% of the patients; 299 (20%) patients were chairbound or bedridden and 400 (27%) were totally dependent on nursing and 587 (40%) partly dependent. Twenty months after the census 361 (25%) patients had left (59 had been readmitted), 284 (19%) had died, and 822 (56%) had remained as inpatients. The most realistic future prediction was that 210 (14%) of these patients would still be in the hospital in 20 years and 43 (3%) in 40 years. In the light of these findings and the scarceness of resources current Department of Health and Social Security plans for phasing out mental hospitals must be challenged.
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| pubmed:commentsCorrections |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-13777438,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-4109710,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-4127235,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-4181745,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-4208381,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-4213460,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-4337288,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-5485783,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/812584-5793339
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Dec
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| pubmed:issn |
0007-1447
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
20
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| pubmed:volume |
4
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
671-5
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Affective Symptoms,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Community Mental Health Services,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Halfway Houses,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Hospitalization,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Hospitals, Psychiatric,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Length of Stay,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Life Expectancy,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-London,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Long-Term Care,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Mental Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Rehabilitation, Vocational,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Schizophrenia,
pubmed-meshheading:812584-Sex Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1975
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Census of mental hospital patients and life expectancy of those unlikely to be discharged.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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