Factors associated with psychiatric treatment dropout in a mental health reference center, Belo Horizonte

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Souto Melo, Ana Paula ^a,b   Crosland Guimarães, Mark Drew ^c,d  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Campus Mário Penna

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Community psychiatry; Mental disorders therapy; Patient dropout; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 22344438065     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462005000200008     Document Type: Article

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