Chronic mental illness and community treatment resistance

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-276

  Holmes, Alex ^a   Hodge, Mark ^b   Lenten, Simon ^c   Fielding, John ^b   Castle, David ^a   Velakoulis, Dennis ^d   Bradley, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Flagstaff Support Services   (Australia)

^d Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community treatment; Psychosis; Treatment resistance

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PSYCHOPATHY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33747588075     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2006.02284.x     Document Type: Article

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