Variablen ............................................................. 103 Diagnosen ............................................................. 109 Tabellenanhang ....................................................... 115 Literatur .............................................................. 247 Verzeichnis der Abbildungen Abb. 1. Auftretenshaufigkeiten ausgewahlter Diagnosengruppen nach Altersgruppen der Patienten .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 33 . . . . . . . Abb.2. Haufigkeitsverteilungen der Patienten mit ausgewahlten Diagnosengruppen nach Altersgruppen der...

This volume deals with theoretical, methodical and empirical aspects of the management of chronic psychotic patients. The possibilities for assessing this specific task of mental health care in terms of cost and effectiveness are examined. For this purpose the authors refer to social and economic implications of de-institutionalization, procedures for estimating the costs of treatment, public and private costs of selected treatment strategies and time-budget analyses of chronic psychotic patients. The contributions are interdisciplinary as well as international and will be of value to public...

R. Leidl, P. Potthoff, and D. Schwefel Health is a most vital resource represented in the degree of our well-being and our ability to conduct active and satisfactory lives. Acute and chronic illnesses diminish such well-being and abilities and may require resources for medical or nursing care. The improvement in health status, a major objective of health policy, requires the measurement of the severity of diseases and their consequences as essential elements of information. In application, the measurement approaches are gaining in relevance as they become more feasible and as more experience...