Introduction: Assessments, interventions, and outcomes: Who cares?

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-95

  McFarland, Bentson H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035320030     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002708930222     Document Type: Editorial

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