Effectiveness and costs of acute day hospital treatment compared with conventional in-patient care: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue MAR., 2006, Pages 243-249

  Priebe, Stefan ^a,d   Jones, Gemma ^a   McCabe, Rosemarie ^a   Briscoe, Jane ^a   Wright, Donna ^a   Sleed, Michelle ^b   Beecham, Jennifer ^b,c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWHAM CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DAY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644756571     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.188.3.243     Document Type: Article

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