Differences in the progress of discharged and undischarged patients in a medium secure unit: A pilot study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 534-542

  Heap, M ^a  

^a Wathwood Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medium secure unit; Progress; Psychiatric inpatients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0141889662     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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