The experience of long stay in high and medium secure psychiatric hospitals in England: qualitative study of the patient perspective

Abstract Background Some forensic patients in England remain in secure care for long, possibly unnecessarily prolonged, periods, raising significant ethical and resource issues. Research focused on the patients in secure care has examined quality of life and service provision but not the perspective...

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Main Authors: Jessica Holley, Tim Weaver, Birgit Völlm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-020-00358-7