A comparison of the psychosocial environment of two types of residences for persons with severe mental illness: Small congregate community residences and psychiatric inpatient settings

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 243-252

  Brunt, David ^a   Hansson, Lars ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036940761     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076402128783280     Document Type: Article

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