title: Social and clinical correlates of the "new" long-stay.
abstract: Out of a total admission cohort of 1,934 patients 162 and 101 patients remained continuously in hospital for 6 months and 1 year respectively. The study describes the characteristics of these patients and at each stage compares them with those who were discharged on a number of social and clinical variables. The findings confirm the importance of social factors in determining continued retention and support the suggestion of a process of early selection of "new" long-stay patients put forward by Mann & Sproule (1972). The findings are discussed and a case is argued in favour of continuing to provide such patients in hospital.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012606:Scotland; D012737:Sex Factors; D014600:Utilization Review