Gender differences in characteristics and service use of public mental health patients with schizophrenia

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1407-1409

  Lindamer, Laurie A ^a,b   Bailey, Anne ^a   Hawthorne, William ^a   Folsom, David P ^a   Gilmer, Todd P ^a   Garcia, Piedad ^c   Hough, Richard L ^a   Jeste, Dilip V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA San Diego Healthcare System ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CALIFORNIA; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0141781013     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.10.1407     Document Type: Article

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