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Outcomes in hospital hostels

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 134–138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB

Charles King and David Fowler

Department of Psychology, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge CB1 5EF

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Activity and outcome data for two ‘ward-in-a-house’ projects for new long-stay in-patients are described. The results confirm that up to a third may be successfully resettled providing that good quality sheltered housing is available. However, a similar proportion appear to find such environments too demanding and may be transferred after an acute exacerbation of symptoms or a violent incident. The remainder need high quality, ongoing care.

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