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Effects of hospital closure on mortality rates of the over-65 long-stay psychiatric population
Author(s)Graham Alan Jackson, Jennifer Whyte
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 12, December 1998
Pagespp 836-839
KeywordsDeath rate [statistics] ; Long term patients ; House removal ; Psychiatric units ; Closure ; Social surveys ; Glasgow.
AnnotationThe first full psychiatric hospital closure in Scotland (Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow) has enabled the authors to look at the effect on mortality of moving the whole over-65 long-stay population to other settings. Their results confirm that there is a slight excess of deaths during and immediately after these moves, but that there is no longer-term effect on mortality rates. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990209008 A
ClassmarkS5: LF7:4Q: TNH: LDL: 5YW: 3F: 9WC

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