Transforming assertive community treatment into an integrated care system: The role of nursing and primary care partnerships

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-71

  Weinstein, Lara Carson ^a   Henwood, Benjamin F ^b   Cody, Julianne W ^a   Jordan, Maria ^b   Lelar, Rebecca ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pathways to Housing Philadelphia   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT PACT; chronic mental illness; community mental health services; primary health care; service delivery systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHILADELPHIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 79952287915     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390310394656     Document Type: Article

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