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C P Seager

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PubMed1993

Home-based care and standard hospital care for patients with severe mental illness: a randomised controlled trial.

"OBJECTIVE--To compare the efficacy of home based care with standard hospital care in treating serious mental illness. DESIGN--Randomised controlled trial. SETTING--South Southwark, London. PATIENTS--189 patients aged 18-64 living in catchment area. 92 were randomised to home based care (daily living programme) and 97 to standard hospital care. At three months' follow up 68 home care and 60 hospital patients were evaluated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Use of hospital beds, psychiatric diagnosis, social functioning, patients' and relatives' satisfaction, and activity of daily living programme staff. RESULTS--Home care reduced hospital stay by 80% (median stay 6 days in home care group, 53 days in hospital group) and did not increase the number of admissions compared with hospital care. On clinical and social outcome there was a non-significant trend in favour of home care, but both groups showed big improvements. On the global adjustment scale home care patients improved by 26.8 points and the hospital group by 21.6 points (difference 5.2; 95% confidence interval--1.5 to 12). Other rating scales showed similar trends. Home care patients required a wide range of support in areas such as housing, finance, and work. Only three patients dropped out from the programme. CONCLUSIONS--Home based care may offer some slight advantages over hospital based care for patients with serious mental illness and their relatives. The care is intensive, but the low drop out rate suggests appreciation. Changes to traditional training for mental health workers are required."

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1979

Influence of experience and nationality on assessment and outcome of parasuicide.

In Sheffield 544 consecutive cases of attempted suicide (parasuicide) were seen at 2 large hospitals over a 12-month period, and allocated in sequence to the junior and senior psychiatric staff, of British and foreign origin. During the follow-up period of 12 months, 31 patients had a further episode of parasuicide and 5 patients committed suicide. The outcome (as measured by repeat parasuicide or suicide) was not significantly affected by the country of origin of the psychiatrist, nor his length of training in psychiatry.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Incidence of depressive symptoms in users of the oral contraceptive.

Evidence is presented that the incidence of depression among users of oral contraceptives is no higher than that among matched controls not taking such medication. There is an association between high depression scores and high neuroticism scores, more marked in controls than takers. Intensity of depression is related more to age, personality and occupation than to the use of oral contraceptives. A higher proportion of users than of controls experience sexual satisfaction. Past takers include a large number of individuals with a high neuroticism score. The incidence of depression symptoms in women increases with age. A higher proportion of housewives than of women going out to full-time work show depressive symptoms.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1974

Requests for termination of pregnancy in the East Midland area--Sheffield region.

A study was carried out of patients seeking termination of pregnancy through their general practitioners. Three quarters of these patients were recommended for termination. Of these 80 per cent did, ultimately, have the pregnancy aborted. A number of patients showed guilt feelings but anything approaching mental illness occurred in only two patients.

Abortion Applicants↗
PubMed1970

Sleeping pills.

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Amobarbital↗
PubMed1970

Risk-taking.

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Antisocial Personality Disorder↗