Leaving hospital: one- and two-year outcomes of long-stay psychiatric patients discharged to the community
Journal of Mental Health 5 3 245-255
Available online: 6 July 2009
Abstract
This study assesses the effects of relocation from hospital on the level of functioning, morale and satisfaction of 188 long-stay patients discharged from the six major psychiatric hospitals in Northern Ireland during 1990-1992. There was little change