When illness does not get better: Do we need a palliative psychiatry?

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-166

  Berk, Michael ^a,b,c,d   Singh, Ajeet ^a,b   Kapczinski, Flavio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Geelong Clinic   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^e HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 44249111433     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2008.00309.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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