Needs-oriented discharge planning and monitoring for high utilisers of psychiatric services (NODPAM): Design and methods

• Main Authors: Steinert Tilman (Author), Klein Helmfried E (Author), Freyberger Harald (Author), Gaebel Wolfgang (Author), Steffen Sabine (Author), Puschner Bernd (Author), Muche Rainer (Author), Becker Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Attempts to reduce high utilisation of psychiatric inpatient care by targeting the critical time of hospital discharge have been rare.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This paper presents design and methods of the study...