An observational study in psychiatric acute patients admitted to General Hospital Psychiatric Wards in Italy

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ballerini, Andrea ^a   Boccalon, Roberto ^b   Boncompagni, Giancarlo ^c   Casacchia, Massimo ^d   Margari, Francesco ^e   Minervini, Lina ^f   Righi, Roberto ^g   Russo, Federico ^h   Salteri, Andrea ⁱ  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f Azienda USL 16 Hospital   (Italy)

^g Hospital of Adria   (Italy)

^h NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DELORAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MONOTHERAPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847661562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-6-2     Document Type: Article

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