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Beyond mental hospital sites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mabel Tannahill ,
Greg Wilkinson  and
Peter Higson
Mabel Tannahill
Affiliation:
Academic Sub-Department of Psychological Medicine in North Wales
Greg Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Academic Sub-Department of Psychological Medicine in North Wales
Peter Higson
Affiliation:
Clwyd Health Authority, North Wales Hospital, Denbigh LL16 5SS
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Professor R. G. Priest and Dr K. A. Day have prepared a discussion document on the future of mental hospital sites on behalf of the Public Policy Committee (Psychiatric Bulletin, April 1990, 14, 245–248), and may be complimented for stating their views in such detail.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 7 , July 1990 , pp. 399 - 401
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