Factors associated with changing patient needs in an assertive outreach team

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Macpherson, Rob ^a   Gregory, Nathan ^b   Slade, Mike ^c   Foy, Chris ^a  

^a Gloucester AOT ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TEAM BUILDING;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 34548751126     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007078338     Document Type: Article

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