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A holiday for long-stay psychogeriatric patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jane McCarthy  and
Yong-Lock Ong
Jane McCarthy
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT
Yong-Lock Ong
Affiliation:
St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich NR7 0SS
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In recent years there has been increasing interest in long-stay psychogeriatric patients. Hilton et al (1989) and Anderson (1990) have described the profile and characteristics of this population, confirming clinical impressions of the severe degree of cognitive impairment and high dependency levels among such patients. At the same time, there has been a trend towards more active intervention in the type of care provided, moving away from the traditional custodial approach and towards more supportive continuing care models.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 148 - 150
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