A one-day census of acute psychiatric inpatient facilities in Italy: Findings from the PROGRES-acute project

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 722-724

  Gaddini, Andrea ^a   Biscaglia, Lilia ^a   Bracco, Renata ^b   De Girolamo, Giovanni ^c   Miglio, Rossella ^d   Norcio, Bruno ^b   Rossi, Elisabetta ^e   Rucci, Paola ^f   Santone, Giovanni ^g  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^b ASL Triestina   (Italy)

^c ASL Bologna   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e Hospital of Perugia   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SANITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ADULT; AGED; CENSUSES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 49949102635     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.59.7.722     Document Type: Review

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