An adolescent ward
A ward has been set up for adolescents, who, being neither children nor adults, have special needs. It provides a pleasant and enthusiastic atmosphere that allows the patients to mix together socially alties is important, but not more than 20% should be long-stay patients. Those needing intensive ca...
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Published in | British Medical Journal Vol. 2; no. 6085; pp. 503 - 506 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
20.08.1977
British Medical Association BMJ Publishing Group LTD |
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Summary: | A ward has been set up for adolescents, who, being neither children nor adults, have special needs. It provides a pleasant and enthusiastic atmosphere that allows the patients to mix together socially alties is important, but not more than 20% should be long-stay patients. Those needing intensive care or specialised investigations and those likely to be a disruptive influence are excluded. No serious sexual problems have been encountered. |
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Bibliography: | istex:1E5F76F19B0BFBB3D8F8C546C08A20182FCFEB69 PMID:890371 href:bmj-2-503.pdf local:bmj;2/6085/503 ark:/67375/NVC-WK64GDP4-L ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0007-1447 1468-5833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.2.6085.503 |