A home-based program for the treatment of acute psychosis

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-162

  Wasylenki, Donald ^a,b,c   Gehrs, Margaret ^a,b   Goering, Paula ^a,b   Toner, Brenda ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Michael's Mental Health Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030918616     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022479502283     Document Type: Article

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