Associations between continuity of care and patient outcomes in mental health care: A systematic review

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 354-363

  Puntis, Stephen ^a   Rugkåsa, Jorun ^b   Forrest, Alexandra ^a   Mitchell, Amy ^a   Burns, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84926647272     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400178     Document Type: Review

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