Heavy users of psychiatric care: A review of the state of research;Heavy user psychiatrischer versorgungsdienste: Ein überblick über den stand der forschung

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 334-342

  Roick, Christiane ^a   Gärtner, Anke ^a   Heider, Dirk ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CASE MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 18644370554     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34658     Document Type: Review

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