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A Study of Mortality Experiences in a Mental-Handicap Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

I. J. McLoughlin
I. J. McLoughlin*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Prudhoe Hospital, Northumberland
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Abstract

The study examined the mortality experiences of a population of mentally handicapped in-patients between 1983 and 1987. Demographic data and factors related to terminal illness and cause of death were considered. The findings suggested a continued trend towards increased longevity and indicated a number of groups at risk of early death.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 5 , November 1988 , pp. 645 - 649
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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