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Levels of Dependency of the Long-term Mentally Disabled in Community and Hospital Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Stuart Linke  and
David Taylor
Stuart Linke
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Pontefract Health Authority
David Taylor
Affiliation:
Pontefract Health Authority
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Abstract

Dependency levels of long-term mentally disabled people in hospital and community settings were compared using a behavioural rating scale called REHAB in a health district where a policy of community care had been implemented. It was found that the performance of subjects in the community settings was better than those on the admission ward, but was worse than half the people normally found in traditional psychiatric settings. The policy of community care would seem to have been successful insofar as this group of subjects was able to remain in community settings. Comparison of the REHAB factor scores suggested differences in the behavioural competence of subjects supported by community psychiatric nurses and social services staff compared to those attending a psychiatric day hospital.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 314 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1987

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