1st Edition

Plans and Provisions for the Mentally Handicapped

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

The lack of good statistical information had been a major factor in the poor planning of services for the mentally handicapped in the late 1960s. The principal object of this book was to provide an accurate factual basis for the planning of future services. Originally published in 1972, this title is based on three years’ extensive research and consists primarily of statistical studies rather... Read more

Members of Steering Committee. Acknowledgements.  Preface by Guy Wigley  1. Mental Handicap as a Hospital and Community Problem  2. The Official Statistics of Mental Handicap: Their Uses and Limitations  3. A Survey of Hospital Facilities  4. Capacities and Handicaps of Hospital Patients  5. A Cohort Study of Hospital First Admissions  6. A Cohort Study of Referrals to a Local Health Authority  7. Conclusions. Appendix:  1. Hospital Cohort – Procedure  2. Ward Questionnaire  3. Hospital Survey  4. LHA Cohort Procedure.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Margaret Bone, Bernie Spain, F. M. Martin