Aims, outcome measures, study sites and patient sample
Open Access
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 177 (S39) , s1-s7
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.177.39.s1
Abstract
Background: Cross-national research into the care of people with severe mental illnesses is hampered by a lack of standardised measures. The European Psychiatric Services: Inputs Linked to Outcome Domains and Needs (EPSILON) Study is a European Union funded project within the BIOMED-2 programme. The project aims to develop standardised instruments to facilitate future cross-national research.Aims: To describe the aims, outcome measures, study sites and patient samples of the EPSILON Study.Method, results, conclusions: See companion papers in this supplement.Keywords
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