Neurotics are dissatisfied with life, but not with services. The South Verona Outcome Project 7

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 338-344

  Ruggeri, Mirella ^a   Pacati, Paola ^a   Goldberg, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuroticism; Personality; Quality of life; Service satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0041334080     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(03)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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