A pilot study of the " Continuation of Care" model in " revolving-door" patients

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 229-233

  Juven Wetzler, A ^a   Bar Ziv, D ^a   Cwikel Hamzany, S ^a   Abudy, A ^a   Peri, N ^a   Zohar, J ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Economics and Psychiatry; Health Economics; Psychiatry in Europe; Quality of Care; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CONTINUATION OF CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84860330858     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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