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The social support network for black psychiatric inpatients
Curationis | Vol 17, No 2 | a1381 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v17i2.1381
| © 1994 G. Ngubane, L. R. Uys
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 March 1994 | Published: 31 March 1994
Submitted: 28 March 1994 | Published: 31 March 1994
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G. Ngubane,, South AfricaL. R. Uys,, South Africa
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A survey was carried out of almost 50% of Black inpatients in a state psychiatric hospital to evaluate the level of accessibility of the family network of the patients. Staff were interviewed on the problems they have with contacting families. The survey shows the extent of inadequate access and identifies reasons for the problem.
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