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The Psychiatric Patient: a Voice to be Heard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. Gordon ,
D. A. Alexander  and
J. Dietzan
D. Gordon
Affiliation:
Medical School, Aberdeen University
D. A. Alexander
Affiliation:
Michigan State University, U.S.A.
J. Dietzan
Affiliation:
State University College, Buffalo, U.S.A.
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Summary

Patients' view of psychiatric care and its implications is a neglected area of inquiry, partly due to ideological factors as well as structural aspects of the National Health Service. It is acknowledged that patient satisfaction per se cannot be the major goal of the Health Services, but the path to improved welfare and treatment may be facilitated by patient satisfaction or at least by an awareness of patient opinion. Further exploration of this area is recommended.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 135 , Issue 2 , August 1979 , pp. 115 - 121
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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