Does community care decrease length of stay and risk of rehospitalization in new patients with schizophrenia disorders? A comparative case register study in Groningen, The Netherlands; Victoria, Australia; and South-Verona, Italy

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 273-281

  Sytema, Sjoerd ^a   Burgess, Philip ^c   Tansella, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Longitudinal studies; Psychiatric case register; Readmission; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0036454355     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a006937     Document Type: Article

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