Home treatment as an alternative to inpatient admission: Characteristics of those treated and factors predicting hospitalization

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 683-687

  Brimblecombe, N ^a,b   O'Sullivan, G ^b   Parkinson, B ^c  

^a Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^b HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care of the suicidal client; Community mental health nursing; Crisis resolution; Home treatment; Hospital admission; National service framework

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0345119032     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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