Providing continuity of care for people with severe mental illness - A narrative review

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-272

  Crawford, Mike J ^a   de Jonge, Eccy ^a   Freeman, George K ^a   Weaver, Tim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Mental health services; Schizophrenia; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; ACUTE DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 2942679674     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0732-x     Document Type: Review

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