Outcomes of inpatients with severe mental illness: a naturalistic descriptive study

Objective: To describe and evaluate the response and predictors of remission during inpatient treatment in a psychiatric unit in a general hospital based on symptomatology, functionality, and quality of life (QoL). Methods: Patients were admitted to a psychiatric unit in a tertiary general hospital...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Gabriela L. Nuernberg, Fernanda L. Baeza, Marcelo P. Fleck, Neusa S. Rocha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2016-01-01
Subjects:	Severe mental illness inpatient treatment psychiatric hospitalization quality of life
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462016005005101&lng=en&tlng=en

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