Can medication management coordinators help improve continuity of care after psychiatric hospitalization?

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 554-560

  Maples, Natalie J ^a   Copeland, Laurel Anne ^b,c   Zeber, John E ^b,c   Li, Xueying ^a   Moore, Troy A ^a   Dassori, Albana ^d   Velligan, Dawn Irene ^a   Miller, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Center for Applied Health Research   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR PROGRAM; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84861885286     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100264     Document Type: Article

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