Why don't patients attend their appointments? Maintaining engagement with psychiatric services

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 423-434

  Mitchell, Alex J ^a   Selmes, Thomas ^b  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 38549172330     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.106.003202     Document Type: Article

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