Poor longitudinal continuity of care is associated with an increased mortality rate among patients with mental disorders: Results from the French National Health Insurance Reimbursement Database

European Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 358-364

  Hoertel, N ^a,b,c   Limosin, F ^a,b,c   Leleu, H ^d  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d EHESS Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Mental disorders; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRANCE; INFANT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HAZARD RATIO; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904767380     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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