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Patients or clients? — a hospital survey

Wonford House Hospital, Exeter EX2 5AF

The use of the term client, rather than patient, has become frequent in psychiatric hospitals. There is little evidence to justify this change, so this study surveyed the views of the in-patients in a community based psychiatric hospital to establish the term they prefer. It concludes that a clear majority of people admitted to a psychiatric hospital think of themselves as patients, not clients.

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				P. Calloway, C. Denman, N. Hymas, and C. Lawton Patients and clients The British Journal of Psychiatry, March 1, 2001; 178(3): 276 - 276. [Full Text] [PDF]