Hospital admission in adolescents with acute psychiatric disorder: How long should it be?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-168

  Swadi, Harith ^a   Bobier, Candace ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hospitalization; Length of stay; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRITICAL CARE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21644476703     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2005.02181.x     Document Type: Article

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