title: A SURVEY OF PSYCHIATRIC UNITS IN GENERAL HOSPITALS IN CANADA.
abstract: The Canadian Psychiatric Association recently recommended that all general hospitals over 200 beds should have psychiatric in-patient units. Questionnaires were sent to the administrators of the 52 existing general hospital psychiatric units in Canada. Most administrators expressed approval of these units, although some noted the existence of problems. Statistics are given on the staffing of the units. Although the number of beds was small, these facilities accounted for a very large number of admissions. Most had active teaching programs. The advantages of implementing the C.P.A. recommendation are many. General hospital psychiatric units should be encouraged to undertake comprehensive psychiatry, that is, to accept all types of psychiatric patients, and to retain responsibility for long-term care.
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D006757:Hospital Units; D006760:Hospitalization; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D011570:Psychiatry; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching
keywords: HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; STATISTICS; TEACHING