Plans and Provisions for the Mentally Handicapped

ISBN-13: 9781032060088 / Miękka / 2023 / 206 str.

F. M. Martin

Opis

The lack of good statistical information had been a major factor in the poor planning of services for the mentally handicapped in the late 1960s. The principal object of this book, first published in 1972, was to provide an accurate factual basis for the planning of future services.

Spis treści

Members of Steering Committee. Acknowledgements.  Preface by Guy Wigley  1. Mental Handicap as a Hospital and Community Problem  2. The Official Statistics of Mental Handicap: Their Uses and Limitations  3. A Survey of Hospital Facilities  4. Capacities and Handicaps of Hospital Patients  5. A Cohort Study of Hospital First Admissions  6. A Cohort Study of Referrals to a Local Health Authority  7. Conclusions. Appendix:  1. Hospital Cohort – Procedure  2. Ward Questionnaire  3. Hospital Survey  4. LHA Cohort Procedure.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

Margaret Bone, Bernie Spain, F. M. Martin