Factors leading to frequent readmission to Valkenberg Hospital for patients suffering from severe mental illnesses.

Factors leading to frequent readmission to Valkenberg Hospital for patients suffering from severe mental illnesses.

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This thesis aimed to explore systematic health service problems that are related to frequent readmission of persons suffering from severe mental illnesses to Valkenberg Hospital. Reduction of acute and chronic beds in the Associated Psychiatric Hospitals, Western Cape over the past decade has led to...

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Main Author:	Smith, Helen Mary
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Mentally ill Deinstitutionalization,South Africa Mentally ill Admission and discharge,South Africa Psychiatric hospitals
Online Access:	http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_8222_1178701013

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