The association between needs and quality of life in an epidemiologically representative sample of people with psychosis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-157

  Slade, M ^a   Leese, M ^a   Taylor, R ^a   Thornicroft, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Mental health; Need and demand; Psychotic disorders; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032780579     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10836.x     Document Type: Article

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