Management of mental illness by the British Army

@article{Neal2003ManagementOM,
  title={Management of mental illness by the British Army},
  author={L. Neal and M. Kiernan and D. Hill and F. McManus and M. Turner},
  journal={British Journal of Psychiatry},
  year={2003},
  volume={182},
  pages={337 - 341}
}
Background The Ministry of Defence has its own hospital for soldiers requiring admission for mental health problems. Aims To assess the efficiency of the army psychiatric hospital at restoring patients to full active duty. To assess whether a new military training and rehabilitation unit (MTRU) that emphasises military-skills training, improves outcome. Method A 2-year, inception-cohort outcome study of hospital in-patients. A 12-month, case-matched, ‘before and after’ outcome study compared… Expand
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