This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Round, A. Articles by Graham, L. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Round, A. Articles by Graham, L. Pubmed/NCBI databases Medline Plus Health Information Caregivers Mental Health Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

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

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

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.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 41, No. 3, 210-216 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/002076409504100305


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?