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Long-stay Schizophrenic Patients in Hospital Workshops

A Comparative Study of an Industrial Unit and an Occupational Therapy Department

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Agnes Miles
Agnes Miles*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Social Administration, University of Southampton
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There is a consensus of opinion among the staff of psychiatric hospitals that it is in the best interests of the patients to be occupied during their hospital stay. In most hospitals of this type workshops have been set up for the patients and these are variedly regarded as amenities and therapeutic tools. The workshops vary a great deal in their characteristics, but broadly fall into two categories: occupational therapy units and industrial units.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 553 , December 1971 , pp. 611 - 620
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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