The Camberwell assessment of need as an outcome measure in routine mental health care

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 728-733

  Wennström, Erik ^a   Wiesel, Frits Axel ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mental health care; Needs assessment; Outcome measures; Psychotic disorders; Rehabilitation; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 33748578361     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0084-9     Document Type: Article

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