A psychiatric clinic in a probation office.
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A weekly clinic was held for one year in a London probation office with 41 probation officers. Only 23 cases were referred but the clinic was found to be a valuable forum for discussion of problems with the officers, 10 per cent of whose clients were estimated to be receiving psychiatric treatment elsewhere. Suggestions are made to improve collaboration between psychiatrists and probation officers.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 133 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978