An integrated care initiative to improve patient outcome in schizophrenia

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue JAN, 2016, Pages

  Mayer Amberg, Norbert ^a   Woltmann, Rainer ^b   Walther, Stefanie ^c  

^a Private Practice for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

^b Private Practice for Neurology and Psychiatry   (Germany)

^c JANSSEN CILAG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duration of hospital stays; Integrated care; Outpatient health care services; Patient centered; Psychoeducation; Quality indicators; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL WORKER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84964579584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00184     Document Type: Article

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