Trends in involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in Israel 1991-2000

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-70

  Bauer, Arie ^a   Rosca, Paula ^a   Grinshpoon, Alexander ^a   Khawaled, Razek ^a   Mester, Roberto ^a,b   Yoffe, Rinat ^a   Ponizovsky, Alexander M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33845397676     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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