The mood disorders association of british columbia psychiatric urgent care program: A preliminary evaluation of a suggested alternative model of outpatient psychiatric care

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 220-227

  Remick, Ronald A ^a   Araki, Yuriko ^b   Bruce, Robin ^b   Gorman, Chris ^a,c   Allen, Judy ^a   Remick, Abigail K ^a   Lear, Scott A ^b,d  

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

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Division of Cardiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative health care models; Email in medicine; Group medical visits; Health care efficiencies; Mood disorders

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIST;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MOOD DISORDERS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84900298761     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371405900407     Document Type: Article

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