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Inpatient psychiatry: why do we need it?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2011

Lloyd I. Sederer
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The author makes the case for the necessity of inpatient psychiatric services in a comprehensive, community based, system of care. The editorial begins with an historical perspective on mental hospitals. It then discusses acute and intermediate psychiatric inpatient units. A section also covers forensic units, also indispensable for a region or population of any size. The editorial concludes with a call for recognizing the purpose and value of inpatient services and thus using them most effectively.

Declaration of Interest: None.

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Editorials
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 2010 , pp. 291 - 295
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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