Development of a clinical pathway for long-term inpatients with schizophrenia

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Nakanishi, Miharu ^a   Sawamura, Kanae ^a   Sato, Sayaka ^a   Setoya, Yutaro ^a   Anzai, Nobuo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry   (Japan)

Author keywords

Critical pathways; Discharge planning; Hospital; Psychiatric department; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 75649100463     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.02040.x     Document Type: Article

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