The TAPS Project. 10: The long-stay populations of Friern and Claybury hospitals. The baseline survey.
As part of the TAPS project, the baseline long-stay populations of Friern and Claybury Hospitals were compared using the TAPS assessment schedules. Each hospital has reduced bed numbers by two-thirds, and although the two have been subjected to different influences, their remaining long-stay patients were similar, and characterised by severe problems with hygiene, florid psychotic symptoms, a high prevalence of negative symptoms, and impoverished social networks.
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D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006271:Health Facility Closure / Q000639:trends; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology