Profiling activity in acute psychiatric services

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Croudace, Tim ^a   Beck, Andrew ^a   Singh, Swaran ^a   Harrison, Glynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031780169     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638239818337     Document Type: Article

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