Association between length of hospital stay and implementation of discharge planning in acute psychiatric inpatients in Japan

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nakanishi, Miharu ^a   Niimura, Junko ^a   Tanoue, Michika ^b   Yamamura, Motoe ^c   Hirata, Toyoaki ^d   Asukai, Nozomu ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Chiba Psychiatric Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84930207151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13033-015-0015-9     Document Type: Article

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