Forty Years of Deinstitutionalization of Psychiatric Services in Canada: An Empirical Assessment

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-257

  Sealy, Patricia ^a   Whitehead, Paul C ^b  

^a Chelsey Park Long Term Care   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deinstitutionalization; Mental health; Psychiatric services; Transinstitutionalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 2342603899     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900405     Document Type: Article

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