Abstract

Psychiatry of mental handicap – its future

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  • Already in some areas, in order to get more 'busi ness and finance", general psychiatric colleagues are Roehampton Lane willing to provide services for mentally handicapped

  • Con predictors of treatment within the mental health arena, and in some cases this is certainly the case. One factor which she failed to men tion is the influence of mental health legislation upon the practice of psychiatry

  • Psychotic patients may have very little insight into their disabilities, and they are in danger of avoiding the treatment they sorely need. This most vulnerable and disadvantaged sec tion of the psychiatric population may be harmed by their own autonomy in such an instance, and it behoves physicians to advocate on behalf of such patients in an attempt to assure their right to treatment

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Introduction

In order to get more 'busi ness and finance", general psychiatric colleagues are Roehampton Lane willing to provide services for mentally handicapped. Mental health legislation and the practice of psychiatry and the integration of psychiatric mental handicap services with general psychiatric services, child psychiatric services, etc, will accelerate. Her social services, who have the major responsibility for focus appears to be on the cost factors as primary the provision of services for mentally handicapped people, may use such cost-saving tactics.

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