ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES
EXPERIENCES IN THE CONVERSION OF A CLOSED TO AN OPEN PSYCHIATRIC WARD IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL
KISIK KIM M.D.1, and
MERRILL T. EATON JR. M.D.2
1 Research Associate, Nebraska Psychiatric Institute, Omaha, Nebr.
2 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 12, Kan.
A method of gradual conversion from closed to open ward is described and the reaction of employees and patients is discussed. A closed ward in a general hospital can be opened without additional personnel and without modification of treatment methods or admission policies.
