A randomised controlled trial of assertive outreach vs. treatment as usual for black people with severe mental illness

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-89

  Bhugra, D ^a   Ayonrinde, O ^b   Butler, G ^a   Leese, M ^a   Thornicroft, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assertive outreach; black patients; randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 79959783106     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000151     Document Type: Article

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