Mental illness: why is community care failing the mentally ill?

Author:
EATON Lynn
Journal article citation:
Community Care, 30.4.94 Supplement, 1994, pp.7-9.
Publisher:
Reed Business Information

Both the Clunis report and the Mental Health Act Commission criticise the closure of hospital-based psychiatric services because it means patients are being discharged before they are ready, and there is little evidence that funds are being redirected into community alternatives.

Subject terms:
hospitals, mental health problems, mental health services, social care provision, community care, discharge;
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
0307-5508

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