Indicators of conformance with guidelines of schizophrenia treatment in mental health services

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 782-791

  Bollini, Paola ^a   Pampallona, Sandro ^a   Nieddu, Salvatore ^b   Bianco, Maurizio ^c   Tibaldi, Giuseppe ^d   Munizza, Carmine ^d  

^a Services for Medical Research forMed   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Centro Studi e Ricerche in Psichiatria ^*

^d Centro Studi e Ricerche in Psichiatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 49949087619     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.7.782     Document Type: Review

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