Dropping out of psychiatric treatment: A prospective study of a first-admission cohort

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 266-271

  Tehrani, E ^a   Krussel, J ^a   Borg, L ^a   Munk Jorgensen, P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

longitudinal study; mental disorders; patient drop outs; patient satisfaction; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0029904904     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09859.x     Document Type: Article

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