Access to and waiting time for psychiatrist services in a Canadian urban area: A study in real time

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 474-480

  Goldner, Elliot M ^a   Jones, Wayne ^a   Fang, Mei Lan ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Mental health care; Policy; Practice; Psychiatry; Treatment access; Wait times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE; TIME; URBAN AREA; WAITING TIME;

EID: 80051983032     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600805     Document Type: Article

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