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would like to thank all those in psychiatric hospitals and nnits throughout Ireland who cooperated in the production of this report by returning admission and discharge infoIlnation to the Board. The authors would like to thank Ms. Eva Mulleady for assistance in word-processing the text. Thanks to personnel at TypefoI'm, Brendan Quigley and Paul O'Neill and to Genprint who printed the report. Thanks also to Adrian Kelly who designed the report cover and to the Mental Health Association of Ireland for the use of the painting on the report cover. ISSN 0332- 260