The environment and staff of residential facilities: Findings from the Italian 'progres' national survey

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-279

  Picardi, Angelo ^a   De Girolamo, Giovanni ^a   Santone, Giovanni ^b   Falloon, Ian ^c   Fioritti, Angelo ^d   Micciolo, Rocco ^e   Morosini, Pierluigi ^a   Zanalda, Enrico ^f  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d AUSL of Rimini   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^f Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcare staff; Mental health services; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33748314678     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-005-9031-6     Document Type: Review

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