The likelihood of admission of elderly persons to a psychiatric hospital : a comparative study of elderly persons admitted for the first time to a psychiatric hospital and of elderly persons in the community, with special reference to the composition, organisation, and structural integration of their families

The helping professions in many parts of the world, experience concern over the increased number of admissions of elderly patients to psychiatric hospitals. This study has been prompted by similar concern in Cape Town. Although old people have always suffered from psychiatric illnesses, the problem...

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Main Author: Elk, Ronith
Other Authors: Strydom, Katinka J D
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18275