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Assessment of respite needs for carers of persons with severe mental illness

Forest Lodge, Sheffield S30 3JW,

Heather Inch, Senior Registrar in Psychiatry

The Yews Day Hospital, Worral Road, Sheffield S30 3AU

^* Correspondence

Respite needs for carers of persons with severe mental illness were assessed using a semi-structured inverview. Very few carers were currently using respite facilities. The need for respite was widespread, although largely unmet. Carers shared clear and definite ideas concerning the layout of a good respite service.