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Death of a hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. Piezchniak  and
D. Murphy
D. Murphy
Affiliation:
Special Assessment and Supervision Service, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3YL
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The life of an institution may come to an end. The closure of a large mental hospital is an event of great emotional importance analogous to the death of an individual. Man has developed a set of rituals to help him cope with emotional turmoil released by bereavement. Since the death of an institution is not common the need for mourning rituals is not so generally acknowledged. We describe a ceremony to mark the closure of Cane Hill Hospital, Surrey.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 482 - 483
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992
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