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The day hospital in old age psychiatry: The case against
Author(s) -
Fasey Christopher
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930090703
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , psychiatry , medicine , day care , psychology , nursing
The day hospital in old age psychiatry has many supporters and is widely felt to be la ‘good thing’. This article suggests there is an opposing view and that more hard data are required before the argument is resolved. Other models of care are mentioned which may be equally valid—comparison between different models is needed.