Mediation analysis of critical time intervention for persons living with serious mental illnesses: Assessing the role of family relations in reducing psychiatric rehospitalization

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-10

  Tomita, Andrew ^a   Lukens, Ellen P ^a   Herman, Daniel B ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b School of Social Work Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Critical Time Intervention; family; homelessness; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897002245     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/prj0000015     Document Type: Article

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