Outcomes of patients in a low-intensity, short-duration involuntary outpatient commitment program

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 863-866

  Pollack, David A ^a,b   McFarland, Bentson H ^a,c   Mahler, Jo M ^a   Kovas, Anne E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OFFENDER; OUTPATIENT CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22044447188     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.7.863     Document Type: Article

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