Inpatient treatment of major depression in Austria between 1989 and 2009: Impact of downsizing of psychiatric hospitals on admissions, suicide rates and outpatient psychiatric services

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 93-96

  Vyssoki, B ^a   Willeit, M ^a   Bluml V ^a   Hofer P ^a   Erfurth, A ^a   Psota, G ^b   Lesch, O M ^a   Kapusta, N D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b PSD Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gender; Psychiatric services; Suicide rate; Unipolar depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE RATE; VALIDITY;

AGED; AUSTRIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUICIDE;

EID: 80051667676     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.03.031     Document Type: Article

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