Employing behavioral methods to improve the context of care in a public psychiatric hospital: Some applications to health care management

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-181

  Donat, Dennis C ^a,b  

^a Western State Hospital Staunton   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; DATA BASE; DAY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; WARD;

EID: 0346271628     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/27.2003.178.181     Document Type: Review

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