Predictors of changes in needs for care in patients receiving community psychiatric treatment: A 4-year follow-up study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue SUPPL. 437, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Lasalvia, A ^a,b   Bonetto, C ^a   Salvi, G ^a   Bissoli, S ^a   Tansella, M ^a   Ruggeri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community based care; Longitudinal studies; Mental health services; Needs assessment; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 35649008989     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01091.x     Document Type: Article

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