A survey was undertaken at the end of 1984 of all patients occupying psychiatric beds for more than six months in an inner-London health district. Excluding those with senile dementia, 30 patients were identified. Two years later, a follow-up survey traced the original cohort and the accumulation of additional patients on the wards. The finding that the rate of discharge from the original group matches the accumulation of new patients into the survey suggests a need for new types of community provision within the district.
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