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The problems of people in long-term psychiatric day care; An introduction to the Camberwell High Contact Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

T. S. Brugha*
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
J. K. Wing
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
C. R. Brewin
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
B. MacCarthy
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
S. Mangen
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
A. Lesage
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
J. Mumford
Affiliation:
From the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr T. S. Brugha, University of Leicester, Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, PO Box 65, Leicester LE2 7LX.

Synopsis

The aims of the Camberwell High Contract Survey (CHCS) were to develop and test a systematic needs assessment procedure and use it to evaluate the services provided to long-term users of day centres and sheltered residential accommodation (excluding hospital wards). This paper describes the background to the study, the sample of 145 attenders and their characteristics, their clinical and social problems and the care provided for them.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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