Ward atmosphere in a psychiatric inpatient service in Italy;Atmosfera di reparto in un servizio psichiatrico di diagnosi e cura Italiano

Minerva Psichiatrica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-139

  Carra G ^a   Giroletti, A ^a   Scioli, R ^a   Barale, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Adult; Hospitals, psychiatric; Italy; Mental disorders; Mental health services standards; Patient care team; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ITALY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD;

EID: 8544278018     PISSN: 03911772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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