Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:1272-1275
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Changing patterns of psychiatric inpatient care in a university general hospital
RH Gervais, GW Barnard, JE Adams and E Gordon
The authors describe the changing patterns of psychiatric inpatient care in
a university hospital. Patients are shortening their hospital stay and are
traveling fewer miles from their homes to the hospital. Increasing numbers
of blacks, men, and low-income persons are being treated. In addition, the
percentage of patients with neuroses and transient situational disturbances
has decreased, while the percentage of those with personality and behavior
disorders has increased. The authors discuss the implications of these
changes, which benefit both patients and the education of students.
