title: Study of long-stay patients in mental hospitals in Sri Lanka.
abstract: A study was made of the long-stay patients at the two mental hospitals in Sri Lanka and a census taken of the total in-patient population. Socio-economic factors contributing to long-stay were high-lighted, and factors to be considered in the rehabilitation and after care of this group discussed. The proportion of patients who became long-stay, and their circumstances, are compared with similar groups in the U.K.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012924:Social Conditions; D013188:Sri Lanka; D006113:United Kingdom