Inpatient psychiatric care for patients with dementia at four sites in the United Kingdom

Affiliations

¹ University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
³ Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Hull, UK.
⁴ Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
⁵ Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Lynfield Mount Hospital, Bradford, UK.
⁶ Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁷ Hertfordshire Partnerships NHS Trust, Kingsley Green Hospital, Radlett, UK.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Windsor Unit, Fulbourn Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Ben G Edmans et al. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;37(2).

doi: 10.1002/gps.5658. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

¹ University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
³ Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Hull, UK.
⁴ Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
⁵ Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Lynfield Mount Hospital, Bradford, UK.
⁶ Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁷ Hertfordshire Partnerships NHS Trust, Kingsley Green Hospital, Radlett, UK.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Windsor Unit, Fulbourn Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer; dementia; inpatient; treatment.

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