Regional differences in New York's assisted outpatient treatment program

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 970-975

  Robbins, Pamela Clark ^a   Keator, Karli J ^a   Steadman, Henry J ^a   Swanson, Jeffrey W ^b   Wilder, Christine M ^b   Swartz, Marvin S ^b  

^a Policy Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; AMBULATORY CARE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NEW YORK; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 79952117482     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.61.10.970     Document Type: Article

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