Outcomes of a Freedom of Choice Reform in Community Mental Health Day Center Services

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 664-671

  Eklund, Mona ^a   Markström, Urban ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Client satisfaction; Community psychiatry; Empowerment; Procurement

Indexed keywords

DAY CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DAY CARE, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84944176882     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-014-0601-1     Document Type: Article

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