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Staff Relations in Psychiatric Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Agnes Miles
Agnes Miles*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Social Administration, The University of Southampton, Southampton SO9 5NH
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Summary

This study is concerned with the roles of doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers in psychiatric hospitals, as perceived by members of these occupations. Fifty-one respondents from three psychiatric hospitals were interviewed. Information was sought concerning the ways respondents evaluate (a) occupational importance, (b) occupational competence and (c) inter-group contacts. Most respondents regarded the occupational importance of psychiatrists as being higher than that of the non-medical occupations. There was, however, disagreement among the various groups regarding their specific roles and areas of occupational competence. Existing inter-group contacts were evaluated as much less satisfactory by non-medical staff than by psychiatrists.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 130 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 84 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1977 

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