Do patients really prefer individual outpatient follow-up visits, compared with group medical visits?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-53

  Remick, Ronald A ^a   Remick, Abigail K ^a  

^a Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia Psychiatric Urgent Care Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group medical visits; Health care efficiencies; Mood disorders; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP MEDICAL VISIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STIGMA;

GROUP MEDICAL VISITS; HEALTH CARE EFFICIENCIES; MOOD DISORDERS; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84893819908     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371405900109     Document Type: Article

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