INDIVIDUAL PATIENT-DOCTOR CONTACT IN A MENTAL-HOSPITAL

被引:3
作者
PITCHER, D
SERGEANT, H
机构
[1] FRIERN HOSP,LONDON N11 3BP,ENGLAND
[2] ROYAL FREE HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,LONDON NW3 2QG,ENGLAND
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10.1017/S0033291700018900
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Patients admitted to Friern Hospital in 1972 stayed on average for about 5 weeks and spent a total of less than 2 hours individually with senior and junior doctors. Long-stay patients (1 year or more) saw their doctors for an average of less than 1 hour a year. These findings, which in the case of junior doctors were corroborated in 1974, refer only to the time doctors spent with patients alone. The admission, and long-stay discharge rates were greater in the Islington than in the Camden division, and probably reflect differences in clinical practice. It is argued that more psychiatrists are needed - precisely how many will depend on studies of the relative efficiency of different services and training programmes, and on agreement among psychiatrists about minimum professional standards. © 1978, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:705 / 710
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