[Social care for patients hospitalised in units for difficult patients].

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Unité pour malades difficiles, Pôle de psychiatrie médico-légale, Centre hospitalier de Cadillac, 10 avenue Joseph-Caussil, 33410 Cadillac, France; Institut psycho-judiciaire et de psychopathologie, Centre hospitalier de Cadillac, 89 rue Cazeaux-Cazalet, 33410 Cadillac, France; Statistics and Population Studies Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe road, Bellville, 7535 Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address:

Published: May 2022

The units for difficult patients are secure psychiatric wards that receive mentally ill people who could have committed or have committed dangerous acts. As part of the overall care of these patients, the treatment of their social problems by social workers plays an essential role. These interventions provide the psychosocial benefits necessary for the stabilisation and evolution of these subjects.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soin.2022.05.005DOI Listing

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