A comparative study of psychiatric inpatients in a general hospital and a psychiatric hospital in Israel: Demographics, psychopathological aspects and drug abuse patterns

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 329-333

  Katz, Gregory ^a   Durst, Rimona ^a   Shufman, Emi ^a   Bar Hamburger, Rahel ^c   Grunhaus, Leon ^a,b  

^a Kfar Shaul Hospital   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Israel Anti Drug Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

General hospitals; Psychiatric hospitals; Psychiatric inpatients

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SECURITY; URINALYSIS; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959964214     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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