Needs-oriented discharge planning for high utilisers of psychiatric services: Multicentre randomised controlled trial

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-192

  Puschner, B ^a   Steffen, S ^a   Volker K A ^b   Spitzer, C ^b,c   Gaebel, W ^d   Janssen, B ^d   Klein, H E ^e   Spiessl, H ^e,f   Steinert, T ^a   Grempler, J ^a   Muche, R ^a   Becker, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^f District Hospital Landshut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; high utilization; mental health services; multicentre randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79960952165     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000278     Document Type: Article

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