The Nordic comparative study on sectorized psychiatry: Contact rates and use of services for patients with a functional psychosis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 315-320

  Hansson, L ^a,i   Muus, S ^b   Vinding, H R ^c   Gostas G ^d   Saarento, O ^e   Sandlund, M ^f   Lonnerberg O ^g   Oiesvold T ^h  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Mental Health Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Orsa Alvdalen Prim Hlth Care Ctr   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Sweden)

^h Nordland Psychiatric Hospital   (Norway)

ⁱ LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional psychosis; Mental health service; Sectorized psychiatric services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031945036     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10009.x     Document Type: Article

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