Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 295-302, March 2010

Managing complex patients on a medical psychiatric unit: An observational study of university hospital costs associated with medical service use, length of stay, and psychiatric intervention

  • Carsten Leue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO BOX 5800 (DRT, NIV 4), 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 43 3877444; fax: +31 43 3875444.
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  • Ger Driessen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Jacqueline J. Strik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Marjan Drukker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Reinhold W. Stockbrügger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Petra M. Kuijpers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Ad A. Masclee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Jim van Os

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom

Received 17 July 2007; received in revised form 20 April 2009; accepted 23 April 2009. published online 05 October 2009.

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PII: S0022-3999(09)00176-7

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.04.010

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 295-302, March 2010

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