Copenhagen Community Psychiatric Project (CCPP): Characteristics and treatment of homeless patients in the psychiatric services after introduction of community mental health centres

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 369-378

  Nordentoft, M ^a   Knudsen, H C ^b   Jessen Petersen, B ^c   Krasnik, A ^b   Saelan H ^d   Brodersen, A M ^a   Treufeldt, P ^c   Loppenthin P ^e   Sahl, I ^e   Ostergard P ^e  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c City of Copenhagen Center for Trafik   (Denmark)

^d Social Welfare Department   (Denmark)

^e Sct Hans Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORKER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAY CARE; DENMARK; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030687640     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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