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The outcome of rough sleepers with mental health problems admitted to a psychiatric ward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Zoë C. Graham ,
Frankie S. Salton-Cox  and
Peter D. White
Zoë C. Graham
Affiliation:
Lewisham & Guy's Mental Health NHS Trust 307 Borough High Street London SE1 1JJ (work completed while on placementat St Bartholomew's Hospital)
Frankie S. Salton-Cox
Affiliation:
Milton Court, Moor Lane, London EC2Y 9BL
Peter D. White*
Affiliation:
St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Medical and Dental School London EC1A 7BE
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aims and method

To describe the outcome of rough sleepers admitted to an acute psychiatric ward; the professional most involved with the person was interviewed.

Results

Eleven out of 12 people admitted with a psychosis were accommodated and in touch with mental health services at follow-up (median of 21 months) compared with two out of 10 people, admitted without a psychosis, accommodated and four out of 10 people in touch with mental health services.

Clinical implications

Psychiatric admission with good aftercare is worthwhile for rough sleepers with a psychosis, even if it requires involuntary admission.

Type
Original papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 164 - 166
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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