Mental illness and returning patient care in the early National Health Service: a comparative study of the admission and treatment of multiple-entry patients in English mental hospitals, c.1948-1970. (360G-Wellcome-090836_Z_09_Z)

£96,668

The project addresses complex research problems of mental health care in the post-war years by concentrating on admissions, and more particularly multiple-admission patients who used mental hospitals after 1948. By examining their entry to hospital, the previous social environment of the patient as well as their clinical diagnosis can be ascertained. In addition to considering the influence of kinship and other relations, the role of medical professionals as well as inside hospital is evaluate d. The re-admission patients are examined in depth, including pattern of treatment in hospital and the circumstances of discharge. Particular attention is paid to drug dosages and specific treatments such as ECT. A chronology of admission patterns will be established to track changes affecting the patient population at large as well as the particular experience of readmissions. Control groups will be established among single-admission patients and a detailed comparison is undertaken of two s imilar but distinct regions of England, compiling a comprehensive data set of patients in each area with three levels of specific information. Contemporary rhetoric and societal changes are identified as contexts, institutional practices and patient experiences being monitored to consider the significance of therapeutic and policy initiatives.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 96668
Applicant Surname Melling
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Funding Committee
Award Date 2009-11-12T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2009/10
Grant Programme: Title Project funding: Inactive scheme
Internal ID 090836/Z/09/Z
Lead Applicant Prof Joseph Melling
Partnership Value 96668
Planned Dates: End Date 2012-04-30T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region South West