Clinical activity within a specialist mental health service for deaf people: comparison with a general psychiatric service
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RESULTS Out-patient and in-patient caseloads differ between the two services: 27% of the deaf out-patient caseload have schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (compared with 19% of hearing patients) and 19% have neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (compared with 8% of hearing patients). The general psychiatric service out-patient case-load had rates of 8% and 43% for bipolar affective disorder and unipolar depression, respectively, compared with 3% and17% in the deaf group. Deaf patients have a mean length of stay of 59 days, compared with 30 days for the hearing group. Inpatient treatment accounts for 89% of the annual treatment cost for the deaf patient population.
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Clinical activity within a specialist mental health service for deaf people: comparison with a general psychiatric service
RESULTS Out-patient and in-patient caseloads differ between the two services: 27% of the deaf out-patient caseload have schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (compared with 19% of hearing patients) and 19% have neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (compared with 8% of hearing patients). The general psychiatric service out-patient case-load had rates of 8% and 43% for ...
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