Process and outcome evaluation of an emergency department intervention for persons with mental health concerns using a population health approach

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-171

  Vingilis, Evelyn ^a   Hartford, Kathleen ^b   Diaz, Kristine ^c   Mitchell, Beth ^d   Velamoor, Raj ^a   Wedlake, Marnie ^e   White, Dawn ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Research Institute   (Canada)

^c Regional Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

^d LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Canada)

^f London Health Services Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Intervention; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; TRIAGE;

EID: 33846458601     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-006-0093-8     Document Type: Article

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