A model to replace psychiatric hospitals

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1976, Pages 13-22

  Polak, Paul R ^a   Kirby, Michael W ^a  

^a Southwest Denver Community Mental Health Services Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE; THERAPY;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS, PHENOTHIAZINE; COLORADO; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0017257766     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-197601000-00003     Document Type: Article

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