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Locked ward patients 25 years on

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Martin Feakins
Martin Feakins*
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Goodmayes Hospital Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Essex IG1 8XJ
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Abstract

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Aims and method

A retrospective case note study of 43 patients who were residents of a locked ward in 1970, augmented by a cross-section of the ward's current residents was undertaken.

Results

The study established a profile of the 43 patients in 1970 and determined their outcomes. A brief comparison of the use of medication then and now was also undertaken.

Clinical implications

This view of the past aimed to provide a prospective on why and how the field has changed, and to facilitate planning for the future.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 10 , October 1998 , pp. 608 - 609
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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