The development and evaluation of a telepsychiatry service for prisoners

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-468

  Leonard, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Psychopathology Rating Scale; Inter rater reliability; Prison health care; Prisoner; Satisfaction; Telepsychiatry

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRISON; PRISONER; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRISONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 4143131004     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00747.x     Document Type: Review

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