Patients' language proficiency and inpatient depression treatment in Baden-Württemberg (south Germany)

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 545-548

  Bermejo, Isaac ^a   Kriston, Levente ^a   Berger, Mathias ^a   Harter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 65249118803     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.4.545     Document Type: Article

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