Process of care in general hospital psychiatric units: National survey in Italy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 509-518

  Gigantesco, Antonella ^a   Morosini, Pierluigi ^a   Picardi, Angelo ^a   Miglio, Rossella ^b   Santone, Giovanni ^c   de Girolamo, Giovanni ^d   Bracco, Renata ^e   Norcio, Bruno ^e  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

^e Department of Mental Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute inpatients; General hospital psychiatric unit; Process of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECREATION; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249295191     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701341921     Document Type: Article

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