Disengagement from mental health treatment among individuals with schizophrenia and strategies for facilitating connections to care: A review of the literature

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 696-703

  Kreyenbuhl, Julie ^a,b   Nossel, Ilana R ^c   Dixon, Lisa B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement strategies; Serious mental illness; Treatment dropout

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; GROUP THERAPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 68149125447     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbp046     Document Type: Review

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