Singh T H, Radhakrishnan G, Richardson E M
Mental Handicap Unit, Llwyneryr Hospital, Swansea, Wales.
J Ment Defic Res. 1991 Apr;35 ( Pt 2):125-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1991.tb01041.x.
A 5-year retrospective study of mentally handicapped patients referred to the only community-based mental handicap out-patient clinic in a county with an approximate population of 360,000 is presented. The clinic has been functioning for about 10 years and has been consultant-based. Areas for study include: referral rate; source of referral; degree of handicap; superimposed mental illness, behaviour disorder and epilepsy; and the proportion of patients needing admission to the unit for further assessment/treatment. Some implications are discussed.
本文呈现了一项针对智障患者的5年回顾性研究，这些患者被转介至某县唯一一家以社区为基础的智障门诊，该县人口约36万。该诊所已运营约10年，且以顾问服务为基础。研究领域包括：转诊率；转诊来源；残疾程度；并发的精神疾病、行为障碍和癫痫；以及需要入住该机构进行进一步评估/治疗的患者比例。文中还讨论了一些相关影响。
