Higgs, P. F.; MacDonald, L. D.; Ward, M. C. - In: Social Science & Medicine 35 (1992) 3, pp. 287-293
The theory of the 'total institution' argues that institutions deliberately create dependency in individuals who would otherwise be self-determining. We examine the significance of this concept for patients in long-stay geriatric wards. All such patients in the South West Thames Region (808)...