Was it a good move? Improvement in quality of life among chronic mental patients moving from a mental hospital to a hostel in the community

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-257

  Umansky, Roberto ^a,b   Amir, Marianne ^a   Fridmann, Monica ^a   Zidon, Esther ^a   Chen, Dafna ^a   Nemetz, Boris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALFWAY HOUSE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 1642346079     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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