Has the closure of psychiatric beds gone too far? Yes

Affiliations

Peter Tyrer. BMJ. 2011.

. 2011 Nov 22:343:d7457.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.d7457.

¹ Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College, London W8 8RP, UK. p.tyrer@imperial.ac.uk

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Comment in

Has the closure of psychiatric beds gone too far? No.
Johnson S. Johnson S. BMJ. 2011 Nov 22;343:d7410. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d7410. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 22110254 No abstract available.
Shift resources and focus from psychiatric beds to the community.
Rathod S, Kingdon D, Nausheen B. Rathod S, et al. BMJ. 2011 Jan 4;344:d8117. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d8117. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 22218596 No abstract available.
We need a moratorium on further reductions in psychiatric beds till we debate an action plan.
Bamrah JS. Bamrah JS. BMJ. 2011 Jan 4;344:d8167. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d8167. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 22218598 No abstract available.