European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on quality assurance in mental healthcare

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 360-387

  Gaebel, W ^a,b,c   Grossimlinghaus I ^a   Heun, R ^d   Janssen, B ^a   Johnson, B ^e   Kurimay, T ^f   Montellano, P ^g   Muijen, M ^h   Munk Jorgensen, P ⁱ   Rossler W ^j,k   Ruggeri, M ^l   Thornicroft, G ^m   Zielasek, J ^a,b,c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LVR Institute for Mental Healthcare Research   (Germany)

^c WHO Collaborating Center for Quality Assurance and Empowerment in Mental Health   (Germany)

^d ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e European Federation of Associations of Families of People with Mental Illness   (Belgium)

^f SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^g C/o FAIB Federation of European and International Associations   (Belgium)

^h WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

ⁱ AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^m KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Mental healthcare; Quality assurance; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; EUROPE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIGRANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS;

BENCHMARKING; EUROPE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84926212349     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.01.011     Document Type: Article

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