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Are we providing a good service for people with chronic schizophrenia?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Wing
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The first target of the government's mental Health of the Nation strategy is to improve the health and social functioning of mentally ill people. Most health service professionals would agree with the implication that there is substantial room for improvement. It is as important to be aware of the extent to which a service is failing as it is to know that needs are being met.

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Research Article
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , March 1996 , pp. 69 - 75
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996 

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