Directions for research and policy on schizophrenia and older adults: Summary of the GAP committee report

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-302

  Cohen, Carl I ^a   Cohen, Gene D ^b   Blank, Karen ^b   Gaitz, Charles ^b   Katz, Ira R ^b   Leuchter, Andrew ^b   Maletta, Gabe ^b   Meyers, Barnett S ^b   Sakauye, Kenneth ^b   Shamoian, Charles ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034146459     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.3.299     Document Type: Review

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