Clinical outcome of assertive community treatment (ACT) in a rural area in Denmark: A casecontrol study with a 2-year follow-up

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 299-305

  Aagaard, Jørgen ^a,b   Müller Nielsen, Klaus ^a  

^a Tønder and Augustenborg Hospital   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Casecontrol studies; Community mental health services; Schizophrenia and disorders with psychotic features; Severely mentally ill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL NEEDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053035815     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2010.544405     Document Type: Article

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