Psychiatric assertive outreach and learning disability services
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Assertive outreach teams in London: patient characteristics and outcomes. Pan-London Assertive Outreach Study, part 3.
BACKGROUND Although the model of assertive outreach has been widely adopted, it is unclear who receives assertive outreach in practice and what outcomes can be expected under routine conditions. AIMS To assess patient characteristics and outcome in routine assertive outreach services in the UK. METHOD Patients (n=580) were sampled from 24 assertive outreach teams in London. Outcomes--days s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1355-5146,1472-1481
DOI: 10.1192/apt.9.5.368