Treatment of schizophrenia: Implications derived from an intercultural hospital comparison between Germany and Japan

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-96

  Hübner Liebermann, Bettina ^a   Spiessl H ^a   Iwai, K ^b   Cording, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Documentation; Hospital comparison; Outcome; Process; Quality assurance; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; VALPROIC ACID; ZOTEPINE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOTHERAPY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 17844383251     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764005050337     Document Type: Article

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