title: Mental health: meeting the needs of neglected patients.
abstract: This article discusses part of a study of a large, well-resourced community care service. The study looked at why people with serious, ongoing mental health problems were sometimes rejected by the service or refused the care they were offered. The authors argue that these patients need the support of mental health care services although they can be difficult to care for, and suggests ways in which this can be achieved.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Repper
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D016312:Treatment Refusal