title: Moving from a long-stay hospital to the community.
abstract: This article offers an understanding of the experiences and needs of people with severe learning disabilities as they are moved from long-stay institutions to alternative provision in the community. The article draws upon a research study whose preliminary findings suggest that important information about people with learning disabilities is lost in transition. The consequences of such a loss of information are discussed and suggestions offered to improve practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry of Disability, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*