Alternatives to standard acute in-patient care in England: roles and populations served.
S JohnsonB Lloyd-EvansN MorantH GilburtG ShepherdM SladeD JagielskaM LeeseS ByfordD P J Osborn
Published in: The British journal of psychiatry. Supplement (2014)
Residential alternatives are integrated into catchment area mental health systems. They serve similar, but not identical, clinical populations to standard acute wards and provide some, but not all, of the functions of these wards.