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A Study of 250 Patients Referred to a Department of Psychiatry for the Deaf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John C. Denmark
John C. Denmark*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry for the Deaf, Whittingham Hospital, Preston, Lancashire PR3 2JH. Honorary Psychiatrist to the Royal National Institute for the Deaf London. Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London
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Summary

250 patients referred to a department of psychiatry for the deaf were selected by random sampling and studied. The results underline the need for specialised services for deaf patients of all types, not only those who communicate solely by manual methods. Patients are referred to this department suffering from mental illness and communication disorders, as well as from problems related to their deafness. Some of the difficulties of managing a supra-regional service are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 3 , March 1985 , pp. 282 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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