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Trends in recruitment of new long-stay male schizophrenics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Norman A. Todd ,
Ernest H. Bennie ,
A. F. Cooper ,
Joseph P. McKane  and
Linda J. Watt
Linda J. Watt
Affiliation:
Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow G53 7TU
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In 1973 a survey was carried out of male schizophrenic patients who had become long-stay residents in Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow, ‘long-stay’ being defined as having been continuously in hospital for more than three years (Todd et al, 1976). The patients were recruited from a four year cohort of admissions in the years 1967 to 1970 inclusive. In the following years there have been many changes in the provision of facilities and in clinical practice. In some countries, such as Italy, the USA and England, there has been a strong drive to reduce long-stay populations along with the closure of some mental hospitals. In Scotland the process has been much more gradual, possibly reflecting the differences in preexisting provisions and patterns of care.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 210 - 212
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