Improving quality of care for patients with first-episode psychosis

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1164-1166

  Addington, Donald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FAMILY SATISFACTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 69949095821     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.60.9.1164     Document Type: Short Survey

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