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A Standardized Assessment of the Work Behaviour of Psychiatric Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. D. P. Griffiths*
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychological Medicine Welsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XW

Extract

This paper describes the development of a standardized report intended for the assessment of the work behaviour of psychiatric patients in hospital workshops and clerical units. The report form was developed in the Rehabilitation Unit of the Maudsley Hospital, and primarily within the workshops and clerical section which are integral parts of the coordinated unit.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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