Access to public mental health services among older adults with severe mental illness

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Gilmer, Todd P ^a   Ojeda, Victoria D ^a   Fuentes, Dahlia ^b   Criado, Viviana ^c   Garcia, Piedad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mental Health Services Adult and Older Adult California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649337177     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2123     Document Type: Article

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