A pilot study to assess attitudes, behaviors, and inter-office communication by psychiatrists and primary care providers in the care of older adults with schizophrenia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 254-260

  Jones, Sarah M ^a   Vahia, Ipsit V ^b,d   Cohen, Carl I ^c   Hindi, Amjad ^a   Nurhussein, Mohammed ^c  

^a SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Communication; Medical care; Primary care providers; Psychiatrists; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STEREOTYPY; SYMPTOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 67649364087     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2098     Document Type: Article

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