Perceptions of assertive community treatment in the UK and Lithuania

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 498-506

  Tyrer, Peter ^a   Balod, Agne ^b   Germanavicius, Arunas ^c   Mcdonald, Andrew ^d   Varadan, Mythili ^e   Thomas, Jacqui ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Vasaros Hospital   (Lithuania)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d Community Outreach Rehabilitation Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Central North West London Mental Health NHS Trusts   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LITHUANIA; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONDON; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 35148830418     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007083868     Document Type: Article

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