Profile of Patients Seeking Psychiatric Treatment from the Adult Public Mental Health Services in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 443-448

  Choo, C H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Woodhridge Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Psychiatric referral; Public mental health services; Service utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031174467     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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