Estimating the prevalence of severe mental illness in mental health services in Lombardy (Italy)

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-357

  Lora, Antonio ^a   Bezzi, Roberto ^b   Erlicher, Arcadio ^c  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Legnano   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community based mental health services; Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS); Pattern of care; Severe Mental Illness (SMI); Treatment costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34447118133     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-006-9078-z     Document Type: Article

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