Quality of follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness among patients from racial-ethnic minority groups

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 888-896

  Carson, Nicholas J ^a,b   Vesper, Andrew ^c   Chen, Chih Nan ^d   Cook, Benjamin Lê ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 2; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; BLACK PERSON; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903772537     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300139     Document Type: Article

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