Steps Toward Creating A Therapeutic Community for Inpatients Suffering from Chronic Ulcers: Lessons from Allada Buruli Ulcer Treatment Hospital in Benin.

• Main Authors: Arnaud Setondji Amoussouhoui (Author), Roch Christian Johnson (Author), Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh (Author), Ines Elvire Agbo (Author), Paulin Aoulou (Author), Jean-Gabin Houezo (Author), Albert Tingbe-Azalou (Author), Micah Boyer (Author), Mark Nichter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Reducing social distance between hospital staff and patients and establishing clear lines of communication is a major challenge when providing in-patient care for people afflicted by Buruli ulcer (BU) and chronic ulcers. Research on hospitals as therapeutic communities is virtually non-existent in A...