Inpatient psychosocial rehabilitation in rural NSW: Assessment of clinically significant change for people with severe mental illness

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-350

  Murugesan, Ganapathi ^a   Jeffrey, Robyn ^a   Amey, Carlene ^b   Deane, Frank ^b   Kelly, Brian ^c   Stain, Helen ^c  

^a Bloomfield Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Health services evaluation; Mental health; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248160047     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701213260     Document Type: Article

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