Do the health of the nation outcome scales measure outcome?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 431-439

  Kisely, Stephen ^a,b   Campbell, Leslie Anne ^b   Cartwright, Jennifer ^b   Cox, Martha ^b   Campbell, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Annapolis Valley Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health of the nation outcome scales; Health outcomes; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH OF THE NATION OUTCOME SCALES; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 77956896317     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500706     Document Type: Article

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