Monitoring treatment response and outcomes using the World Health Organization's Wellbeing Index in psychiatric care

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 133-138

  Newnham, Elizabeth A ^a   Hooke, Geoff R ^a,b   Page, Andrew C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Perth Radiological Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Outcome; Patient monitoring; Psychometrics; WHO 5

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649189596     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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