The camberwell elderly mentally ill and their needs for services

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Abdul Hamid, Walid ^a   Johnson, S ^b   Thornicroft, G ^c   Holloway, F ^b   Stansfeld, S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community psychiatry; Elderly graduates; Elderly mentally ill; Health service research; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 58249106925     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008093450     Document Type: Article

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