Psychiatric Bulletin (1994) 18: 544-547. doi: 10.1192/pb.18.9.544
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Activity in a district psychotherapy service
Richard Tillett, Consultant Psychiatrist/Psychotherapist
Wonford House Hospital, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 5AF
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (1991) has recommended that all local mental health services should include specialist psychotherapy departments. At present these are uncommon outside major teaching centres, although a considerable amount of simple psychotherapy is provided on an ad hoc basis by mental health professionals of various disciplines. This paper describes the structure, functioning and costs of a specialist department in a non-teaching district in the south west of England.
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