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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1974) 125: 479-482. doi: 10.1192/bjp.125.5.479
© 1974 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Evaluation of Ward Group Meetings in a Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital

JASON MARATOS D.P.M.1 and MARGARET J. KENNEDY Ph.D.2

1 Senior House Officer, Hackney Hospital (Registrar in Psychiatry, The London Hospital, London, E.1)
2 Senior Psychologist, Hackney Hospital, London, E.9

Two psychiatric wards in a general hospital were used alternately as subject and control group, each taking part for a nine-week period in weekly ward and staff meetings. The effect on patients' behaviour was assessed by comparing the number of disruptive incidents recorded in the nurses' notes, and by scores on two rating scales. The former measure showed significant differences in patients' behaviour, particularly in a reduction of the number of times medication was refused and the number of abscondings on both wards during the periods in which meetings were held.

This was interpreted as suggesting that ward meetings, in providing an opportunity for verbal expression of hostility, prevent some of the non-verbal acting out of these feelings.

Submitted on November 7, 1973




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