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Scottish rehabilitation services: eight year follow-up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Robin G. McCreadie ,
Douglas J. Williamson  and
Lesley J. Robertson
Robin G. McCreadie
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries DG1 4TG
Douglas J. Williamson
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries DG1 4TG
Lesley J. Robertson
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries DG1 4TG
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A survey of Scottish psychiatric rehabilitation and support services, carried out in 1983 (McCreadie et al, 1985), found that although there were wide between-hospital differences, the National Health Service in Scotland was making considerable efforts to provide services for the long-term mentally ill. However, services provided by local authorities were seriously deficient.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 6 , June 1993 , pp. 341 - 344
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