Randomised controlled trial of two models of care for discharged psychiatric patients

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7125, 1998, Pages 106-109

  Tyrer, Peter ^a,b   Evans, Kathryn ^a   Gandhi, Naresh ^a   Lamont, Alwyn ^a   Harrison Read, Phil ^c   Johnson, Tony ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Community Psychiatry ^*

^c CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032501656     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7125.106     Document Type: Article

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