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Psychiatric Admissions from North London Related to Demographic and Ecological Characteristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alex G. Mezey  and
Eileen Evans
Alex G. Mezey
Affiliation:
North Middlesex Hospital, London, N.18
Eileen Evans*
Affiliation:
North Middlesex Hospital, London, N.18
*
∗ Present address: Kingseat Hospital, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand.
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That there are wide regional differences in the demand for psychiatric beds is common knowledge, and is frequently commented upon. There is no generally accepted interpretation, and it is difficult to draw conclusions from a comparison between different areas when the crucial treatment facilities—in-patient and out-patient services, admission policies, after-care in the community—are far from uniform. It has been argued that much of the variability in admission rates is independent of mental disorder incidence and reflects other forces at work, such as the organization of the services available to the mentally ill.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 117 , Issue 537 , August 1970 , pp. 187 - 193
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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