The Psychiatrist (1994) 18: 29-31. doi: 10.1192/pb.18.1.29
© 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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In-patient care for people with a learning disability and a mental illness

The first eight years of a specialist unit

John Hurst, formerly Consultant Psychiatrist

Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, Kidderminster DY10 3PP

Jay Nadarajah, Senior Registrar

West Midlands Learning Disability Senior Registrar Rotational Scheme

Stuart Cumella, Senior Research Fellow*

Centre for Research and Information into Mental Disability, University of Birmingham Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2QZ

* Correspondence.

People with the dual diagnosis of mental illness and mental retardation have proved difficult to resettle from hospital. Yet there is considerable evidence that, if diagnosed correctly, treatment for such patients can be effective (e.g. Matson, 1981; Welch & Sigman, 1980). Thispaper describes the outcome of treatment at a specialist unit for patients with dual diagnosis.