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A Richman

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PubMed1966

Long-stay patients in Canadian mental hospitals, 1955-1963.

Changes in the number and characteristics of patients in Canadian mental hospitals during 1955-1963 were studied in order to assess the future need for long-term hospital care.Despite marked increases in the number of first admissions and readmissions, the average number of patients in hospital decreased 6% from 49,537 in 1955 to 46,498 in 1963.Patients who were "long stay" in 1955 continued to leave hospital at the same rate during the years 1960-1963 as during 1955-1959. No "hard core" of long-stay patients with reduced potential for discharge seemed to have formed by 1963.Since 1955 the number of "admissions" remaining continuously hospitalized has progressively decreased for the elderly and for patients with psychoses. No build-up of new long-stay patients from patients with repeated short admissions was evident.The estimate of the Royal Commission on Health Services that the ratio of patients in mental hospitals could be reduced from 3.0 per 1000 in 1961 to 1.5 per 1000 by 1971 seems feasible.

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PubMed1965

Barbiturate mortality as an index barbiturate use, Canada, 1950-1963.

Changes in Canadian rates of mortality from barbiturates are examined, and their relation to barbiturate use in the general population is discussed. While the number of deaths attributed to barbiturates quadrupled, from 63 in 1950 to 232 in 1963, there has been a concomitant decrease in the number of deaths from inhalation of utility gas.Combined rates for deaths from utility gas and barbiturates declined steadily for most age groups between 1950-52, 1955-57, and 1959-63. It is possible that the increased mortality from barbiturates represents a change in fashion in regard to method of suicide. Changed mortality from barbiturates is not a valid measure of the extent to which consumption of barbiturates has increased in the Canadian population.

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Epidemiologic field units on narcotic-related problems.

Much more understanding is needed of the epidemiology of narcotic-related problems. This paper describes a research strategy which is responsive to the heterogeneous nature of such problems. It is suggested that it is feasible and useful to establish, for defined geographic areas, epidemiologic field units which would have continuity, be comprehensive and develop programmatically relevant information on a timely basis. The possible areas of inquiry and the components of such a unit are discussed.

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