A comparison of needs of patients with schizophrenia in five European countries: The EPSILON study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 370-379

  McCrone, Paul ^a   Leese, Morven ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a   Schene, Aart ^b   Knudsen, Helle Charlotte ^c   Vázquez Barquero, José Luis ^c   Tansella, Michele ^c   Becker, Thomas ^c   Chisholm, Daniel ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Europe; Mental health services; Needs assessment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0035016856     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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