Quality assurance in psychiatry: Quality indicators and guideline implementation

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 259, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Wobrock, T ^a   Weinmann, S ^b   Falkai, P ^a   Gaebel, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Patient outcome; Provider performance; Quality assurance; Quality management; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCOTOMA; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 73449121960     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-009-0072-7     Document Type: Review

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