Pathways to inpatient mental health care among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in South Africa

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-240

  Lund, Crick ^a   Oosthuizen, Piet ^b   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Emsley, Robin ^b   Stein, Dan J ^a   Botha, Ulla ^b   Koen, Liezl ^b   Joska, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDER; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949415625     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.3.235     Document Type: Article

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