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Impact of a community-based ‘challenging behaviour’ service on bed occupancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Perry,
Vallepur H. R. Krishnan,
Sidhartha Tewari,
Colin Cowan and
Ashok Roy
David Perry
Affiliation:
Brooklands, Marston Green, Birmingham B37 7HL
Vallepur H. R. Krishnan
Affiliation:
Brooklands, Marston Green, Birmingham B37 7HL
Sidhartha Tewari
Affiliation:
Brooklands, Marston Green, Birmingham B37 7HL
Colin Cowan
Affiliation:
Brooklands, Marston Green, Birmingham B37 7HL
Ashok Roy*
Affiliation:
Brooklands, Marston Green, Birmingham B37 7HL
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

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People with learning disability and behavioural disturbance can be difficult to treat in the community, frequently requiring specialist in-patient assessment. The impact which a new community-based ‘challenging behaviour service’ has had on a district's in-patient bed use is described.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 11 , November 1995, pp. 660 - 662
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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