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. 1989 Dec;2(8678-8679):1509-11.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)92946-2.

Psychosis and destitution at Christmas 1985-88

M Weller  1 , R I Tobiansky, D Hollander, S Ibrahimi
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Psychosis and destitution at Christmas 1985-88

M Weller et al. Lancet. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

Surveys of the destitute were conducted over four successive Christmas periods in Central London, UK. Functional psychosis with hallucinations and/or delusions, either current (19%) or in the past (22%), were associated with extreme social isolation and imprisonment.

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  • Closure of psychiatric hospitals.
    Whitehead T. Whitehead T. Lancet. 1990 Jan 20;335(8682):172-3. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90047-9. Lancet. 1990. PMID: 1967465 No abstract available.

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