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Divergent Views - Patient, Carer and Staff Perceptions of Diagnosis and Reasons for Psychiatric Admission To a District General Hospital

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  • Alison Round

    (Exeter and North Devon Health Authority, Dean Clarke House, Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1PQ)

  • Chris Bray

    (Devon County Council Social Services Department, Civic Centre, Barnstaple EX31 1EE)

  • Simon Polak

    (Community Mental Health Team Coordinator, Tor House, Ilfracombe, EX34 9DF)

  • Lyn Graham

    (Devon County Council Social Services Department, Civic Centre, Barnstaple EX31 1EE)

Abstract

This study explores the differing perceptions of patients, carers, and professional staff in relation to psychiatric admission. There is poor to moderate agreement between lay people and professional beliefs about diagnosis or purpose of admission, although good agreement about the necessity of admission. The chronicity of symptoms in admitted patients and a rural-urban divide in rates of admissions are also noted.

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  • Alison Round & Chris Bray & Simon Polak & Lyn Graham, 1995. "Divergent Views - Patient, Carer and Staff Perceptions of Diagnosis and Reasons for Psychiatric Admission To a District General Hospital," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(3), pages 210-216, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:41:y:1995:i:3:p:210-216
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409504100305
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    1. Brian Sheldon, 1994. "The Social and Biological Components of Mental Disorder: Implications for Services," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 40(2), pages 87-105, June.
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