Transitional Care for Seriously Mentally Ill Persons: A Pilot Study

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 297-308

  Rose, Linda E ^a   Gerson, Linda ^a   Carbo, Cynthia ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 36249017938     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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