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The Psychiatrist in the Terminal Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Averil Stedeford  and
Sidney Bloch
Averil Stedeford
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
Sidney Bloch
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
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Summary

The types of problems of 49 patients referred to a psychiatrist in a terminal care unit are reported and their management reviewed. The findings suggest that a psychiatrist can play a useful role in such a unit, particularly in supervising medical and nursing staff in the psychological care of patients and in helping more directly in the management of psychiatrically complicated cases.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 135 , Issue 1 , July 1979 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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