An observational, "real life" trial of the introduction of assertive community treatment in a geographically defined area using clinical rather than service use outcome criteria

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-130

  Bak, Maarten ^a,b   van Os, Jim ^a,c   Delespaul, Philippe ^a,b   Bie, Arthur ^d   á Campo, Joost ^e   Poddighe, Giovanni ^f   Drukker, Marian ^a,g  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Psycope Assertive Community Teams   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Prins Claus Mental Health Centre   (Netherlands)

^e Mondriaan Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

^f Community Mental Health Centre ^*  (Netherlands)

^g Youth Hlth Care Munic Hlth Ctr   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACT; Outcome; Remission; Schizophrenia; Services; SMI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION;

ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 34247521944     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0147-y     Document Type: Article

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