The TAPS project. I: Previous psychiatric diagnosis and current disability of long-stay psychogeriatric patients. A pilot study.
Of all 89 long-stay residents in four psychogeriatric wards at a large London psychiatric hospital, 18 had a previous functional psychiatric diagnosis. Although the total group was markedly impaired overall, male sex, younger age, and a previous functional diagnosis were independently associated with better cognitive performance. Males and those with previous functional disorders also had less behavioural disability. These subgroups within the psychogeriatric in-patient population must be recognised if an in-built distortion in community reprovision of hospital psychogeriatric services is to be avoided.
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Team for the Assessment of Psychiatric Services, Friern Hospital, London.
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