Evaluation of a Psychogeriatric Service: The Distinction Between Psychogeriatric and Geriatric Patients

This study examines a series of elderly admissions to a psychiatric hospital and a geriatric hospital serving the same catchment area in order to evaluate the success of the two hospital services in separating their patients into two groups, and to study the effect, if any, on the prognosis of those...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 1975-01, Vol.126 (1), p.21-29
Main Authors: Copeland, J. R. M., Kelleher, M. J., Kellett, J. M., Barron, G., Cowan, D. W., Gourlay, A. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Arteriosclerosis - complications
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis
Dementia - diagnosis
Follow-Up Studies
Geriatrics
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Hospitals, Special
Humans
Interview, Psychological
London
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders - etiology
Paranoid Disorders - diagnosis
Prognosis
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
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Summary:This study examines a series of elderly admissions to a psychiatric hospital and a geriatric hospital serving the same catchment area in order to evaluate the success of the two hospital services in separating their patients into two groups, and to study the effect, if any, on the prognosis of those patients who were ‘incorrectly labelled’.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.126.1.21