The state of residential care for people with mental illness; insights from an audit of the screening tool for entry to licensed residential facilities

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-143

  Bailey, Lauren J ^a   Sheehy, Rosemary J ^b  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^b Balmain Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Housing; Mental disorders; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BOARDING HOUSE SCREENING TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUBLIC SECTOR; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349085078     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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