The dismantling of the mental hospital? Glenside Hospital surveys 1960-1985.
Results of the sixth quinquennial survey of the resident population of Glenside Hospital, Bristol, are reported. The total population continues to fall, but the rate of decline has slowed; the implications of this are discussed. Many patients live in an emotionally impoverished state, friendless and rarely leaving the hospital. Few in-patients are employed, even within the hospital. Considerable provision is made, however, for the employment of day-patients. To effectively resettle and support in the community those currently remaining in hospital will require increasingly extensive provision.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007902:Length of Stay; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients; D012934:Social Isolation