Declines in psychiatric care in inpatient settings in Israel mirror global trend

Levinson and Lerner provide compelling evidence that reforms to the mental health system in Israel led to significant declines in institutional-based care. These declines are similar to those found in other high income countries over the same time period. Additional evidence on concurrent changes to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Busch, Susan H, Hodgkin, Dominic
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23947563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-4015-2-30
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Sumario:Levinson and Lerner provide compelling evidence that reforms to the mental health system in Israel led to significant declines in institutional-based care. These declines are similar to those found in other high income countries over the same time period. Additional evidence on concurrent changes to the amount and quality of care in community settings is an important area for future research.

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