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A survey of voting practices in an acute psychiatric unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2014

A. Siddique  and
A. Lee
A. Siddique
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
A. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr A. Lee, Department of Psychiatry, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. (Email: Alyson.lee@hse.ie)
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Abstract

The aim of this survey was to investigate the voting practices of patients on an acute psychiatric unit in the General Election 2011. Our survey showed that only 10% of patients voted and many patients were unaware of their right to vote. We recommend that all patients should be routinely informed of their right to vote as part of their hospital admission. Voting should be facilitated by hospital staff and advocacy where practicable.

Keywords

Psychiatric patientssurveyvoting practices
Type
Original Research
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 2014 , pp. 229 - 231
Copyright
© College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2014 

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