Psychiatric clinics in homeless hostels – your flexible friend
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Psychiatric Halfway Hostels
Miss Brete Huseth's article in June* describes the results of a study which she made in this country during May, 1959 to June, 1960; that is, very early in a transitional period of the mental health services, and we think it is important to try to clarify some of her statements, and to point out some seeming anachronisms; as misconceptions in the field of mental health are only too easily forme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.16.11.683