From the therapeutic community to the community: A preliminary evaluation of a psychosocial outpatient service for severe personality disorders

Therapeutic Communities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 247-259

  Chiesa, Marco ^a   Fonagy, Peter ^b  

^a Cassel Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0036949498     PISSN: 09641866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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