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Immediate Effects of Improved Hospital Enviroment on Behaviour Patterns of Mentally Handicapped Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

F. E. James ,
D. A. Spencer  and
M. Hamilton
F. E. James
Affiliation:
Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, Torkskire
D. A. Spencer
Affiliation:
Meanwood Park Hospital, Leeds, Yorkshire
M. Hamilton
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Leeds
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Summary

In 1972 three old hospitals were closed and patients transferred to a new hospital for the mentally handicapped. Four to six weeks before transfer, disturbed and a sample of non-disturbed patients were rated on a selected scale; they were again rated four to six weeks after transfer. The disturbed patients numbered 39 per cent of the total and both men and women shared a significant improvement, though the men did not improve to the same extent as the women. There was also a significant improvement among the non-disturbed patients, though this did not apply to the epileptic patients.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 126 , Issue 6 , June 1975 , pp. 577 - 581
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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