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The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes of children who had been inpatients in a child psychiatry unit. Fifty children, who were consecutive admissions to a Dublin inpatient child psychiatry unit between November 1978 and July 1980, were followed up 16 years later. We obtained some direct information on 33 subjects; of these, 4 subjects had died and 11 subjects (33%) were living abroad. A poor outcome as defined by death, imprisonment, adult psychiatric disorder or unemployment was present in 18 of the 24 subjects (79%) on whom this information was available. We conclude that more support and increased availability of services post discharge are needed.
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Accepted: 23 August 1999
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Healy, E., Fitzgerald, M. A 16-year follow-up of a child inpatient population. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 9, 46–53 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007870050115
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007870050115