Multidisciplinary activities in a community mental health service: Relationship to health of the Nation Outcome Scale scores and diagnosis

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 172-175

  Meagher, David ^a,b   O'Brien, Sinead ^b   Pullela, Ananth ^b   Oshun, Anthony ^b   Brosnan, Pat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b St Anne's Day Hospital   (Ireland)

^c Republic of Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 65649150066     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.019190     Document Type: Article

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