Determinants of the treatment climate in psychiatric and substance abuse programs: Implications for improving patient outcomes

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 96-103

  Timko, Christine ^a,b   Moos, Rudolf H ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031906916     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199802000-00005     Document Type: Article

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