Outcome and length of stay in psychiatric hospitalization, the experience of the university clinic of Turin

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 603-610

  Rocca, Paola ^a   Mingrone, C ^a   Mongini, T ^a   Montemagni, C ^a   Pulvirenti, L ^a   Rocca, G ^a   Bogetto, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Length of stay; Outcome; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954564626     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0091-8     Document Type: Article

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