The ecology of mental health care in Taiwan

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 492-498

  Chou, Li Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Mental health services; National health programs; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; ECOLOGY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TAIWAN; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCRIPTION; REHABILITATION CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33745495195     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-005-0028-9     Document Type: Article

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