Assertive outreach teams in London: Patient characteristics and outcomes - Pan-London Assertive Outreach Study, Part 3

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 183, Issue AUG., 2003, Pages 148-154

  Priebe, Stefan ^a,f   Fakhoury, Walid ^a   Watts, Joanna ^a   Bebbington, Paul ^b   Burns, Tom ^c   Johnson, Sonia ^b   Muijen, Matt ^d   Ryrie, Iain ^d   White, Ian ^e   Wright, Christine ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^e MRC Biostatistic Unit   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWHAM CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0042354665     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.2.148     Document Type: Article

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