Italian community psychiatry in practice: Description and comparison of three regional systems

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 446-450

  Lora, Antonio ^a   Starace, Fabrizio ^b   Di Munzio, Walter ^c   Fioritti, Angelo ^d  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b AUSL Modena   (Italy)

^c ASL Salerno   (Italy)

^d Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community psychiatry; Information system; Italy; Policy; Services organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALY; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY; ITALY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 84902168707     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000143     Document Type: Article

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