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The Work of the Psychiatrist in a Rehabilitation Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

L K. Holland  and
M. J. Whalley
L K. Holland
Affiliation:
Professorial Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
M. J. Whalley
Affiliation:
Littlemore Hospital, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XN
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Summary

Over an 18 month period, 49 patients in a physical rehabilitation hospital were referred to an attached psychiatrist. Formal psychiatric disorder was uncommon, and the mood changes and behaviour disturbances observed often resulted from a poor adjustment to recent physical disability by patients or their families. The most important role of the psychiatrist in management was in helping rehabilitation staff use their own skills to deal effectively with the inevitable emotional disturbances which occur in this setting.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 3 , March 1981 , pp. 222 - 229
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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