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The Chronically Mentally Ill in Community Facilities

A Study of Quality of Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. J. Simpson ,
C. E. Hyde  and
E. B. Faragher
C. J. Simpson*
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital, Manchester M20 8LR
C. E. Hyde
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital, Manchester M20 8LR
E. B. Faragher
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital, Manchester M20 8LR
*
∗Consultant Psychiatrist, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton DL6 1JG
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Abstract

The quality of life of chronically mentally ill patients in acute wards in a district general hospital, a hostel ward and group homes was compared. Within the spectrum of care of these patients, the severity of psychopathology corresponded to their placement. Analysis, including adjustments for the influence of psychopathology, showed differences between the three types of facility. Although differences existed between all types of care, residents in group homes and the hostel ward shared more similarities in quality of life than those in the district general hospital. Problems of caring for the chronically mentally ill on acute wards are highlighted.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 77 - 82
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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