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The Scottish Survey of Chronic Day-Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Robin G. McCreadie ,
Andrew D. Robinson  and
A. Oliver A. Wilson
Robin G. McCreadie*
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries DG1 4TG
Andrew D. Robinson
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal Hospital
A. Oliver A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Bangour Village Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6LW
*
∗Correspondence.
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Summary

All chronic day-patients (n = 422), defined as patients aged 18–64 years attending a day facility of a psychiatric hospital or general hospital psychiatric unit continuously for more than a year, were identified in hospitals and units serving 56% of the Scottish population. The number of day patients was 14.8 per 100,000 of the general population, but the range between hospitals was very great—0 to 37.7 per 100,000—indicating the patchy development of such care. A typical day patient was a rather chronic middle-aged male schizophrenic, who lived on his own or with ageing parents. Most patients' accommodation was satisfactory, but the occupational activity of more than a third was inappropriate; 18% could have attended a local authority sheltered workshop if one had been available.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 6 , December 1984 , pp. 626 - 630
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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