Fottrell E, Spy T, Mearns G, MacLean I, Fogarty M
Br Med J. 1980 Jan 12;280(6207):89-90. doi: 10.1136/bmj.280.6207.89.
A psychogeriatric day hospital was developed from a long-stay back ward of a large mental hospital whose population of patients had decreased by half. Women in the 70-80 age group with varying degrees of dementia benefited most from such facilities. In view of the current cut-back in Government spending one of the greatest assets in providing a comprehensive service for the elderly mentally infirm may well be found in the declining mental hospital.
一家老年精神病日间医院是由一家大型精神病院的长期病房发展而来的,该病房的患者人数已减少了一半。70至80岁患有不同程度痴呆症的女性从这类设施中受益最大。鉴于目前政府开支的削减,为老年精神虚弱者提供全面服务的最大资产之一很可能存在于日益衰落的精神病院中。