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A Profile of Long-Stay Psychogeriatric Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Z. Hilton ,
Y. L. Ong ,
A. Richardson ,
M. P. Bender  and
A. F. Cooper
Z. Hilton
Affiliation:
Newham Health Authority
Y. L. Ong*
Affiliation:
Newham Health Authority
A. Richardson
Affiliation:
Newham Health Authority
M. P. Bender
Affiliation:
Newham Social Services
A. F. Cooper
Affiliation:
Newham Social Services
*
∗Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex IG3 8XJ
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Abstract

An assessment of 106 long-stay psychogeriatric in-patients in an East London borough was made using the CAPE and supplementary items in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of their needs; 51 long-stay residents in the care of local authority social services provided a comparison. Patients in hospital were found to be more disturbed, more disabled and more dependent than residents in local authority care.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue 6 , December 1989 , pp. 782 - 786
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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