A preliminary evaluation of treatment outcomes at a veteran's hospital's inpatient psychiatry unit

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 853-858

  Buchanan, John P ^a   Dixon, Danny R ^a   Thyer, Bruce A ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 0030664967     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199712)53:8<853::AID-JCLP10>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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