Urban-rural differences in psychiatric rehabilitation outcomes

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 66-71

  Tirupati, Srinivasan ^a,b   Conrad, Agatha ^b   Frost, Barry ^a   Johnston, Suzanne ^a  

^a Hunter New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family; Rural mental health; Severe mental disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954204445     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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