Strategies to increase compliance with out-patient aftercare among patients referred to a psychiatric emergency department: A multi-centre controlled intervention study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 949-956

  Spooren, D ^a   Van Heeringen, C ^a   Jannes, C ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL;

AFTERCARE; AMBULATORY CARE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0031821447     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798006825     Document Type: Article

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