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Mental health care in the community: an evaluative study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

B. Cooper ,
B. G. Harwin ,
C. Depla  and
Michael Shepherd
B. Cooper
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, de Crespigny Park, London
B. G. Harwin
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, de Crespigny Park, London
C. Depla
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, de Crespigny Park, London
Michael Shepherd
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, de Crespigny Park, London
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Synopsis

A study was designed to assess the therapeutic value of attaching a social worker to a metropolitan group practice in the management of chronic neurotic illness. The psychiatric and social status of a group of patients before treatment and after one year was compared with the status of a control group treated more conventionally over the same period. The results indicate that the experimental service conferred some benefit on the patient population.

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Original Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , November 1975 , pp. 372 - 380
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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