Direct costs of schizophrenia and related disorders in Italian community mental health services: A multicenter, prospective 1-year followup study

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-302

  Garattini, Livio ^a,b   Barbui, Corrado ^a   Clemente, Rosa ^b   Cornago, Dante ^c   Parazzini, Fabio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^c CESAV Maio Negri Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct costs; Italy; Related psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DAY CARE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 3042622468     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007079     Document Type: Article

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