Attitudes of Relatives to Patients in Mental Hospitals

In recent years the policy of many mental hospitals in the United Kingdom has been to promote the rehabilitation and discharge of patients with chronic mental disorders.

Abstract

In recent years the policy of many mental hospitals in the United Kingdom has been to promote the rehabilitation and discharge of patients with chronic mental disorders. The increasing number of cases with residual symptoms living either at their homes or at institutions in closer proximity to the local population than traditional mental hospitals demands much tolerance and sympathy from relatives, friends, neighbours, and members of the general public.