Hospital versus home care for the acutely mentally ill? Preferences of caregivers who have experienced both forms of service

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 619-625

  Fulford, M ^a   Farhall, J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carer satisfaction; Community treatment; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SATISFACTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034761537     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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