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Accidents in a Psychiatric Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Keith Hawton  and
Helmut Leopoldt
Keith Hawton
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
Helmut Leopoldt
Affiliation:
Littlemore Hospital, Oxford
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Summary

In a six-month study of psychiatric hospital in-patients, it was found that accidents more often occurred among females and among patients on psychogeriatric wards. Falls were the most common form of accident. Accidents resulting from the aggressive behaviour of other patients usually occurred on long-stay and rehabilitation wards, with middle-aged patients the victims.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 3 , September 1978 , pp. 224 - 227
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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