Health Technology Intervention After Hospitalization for Schizophrenia: Service Utilization and User Satisfaction

Amit Baumel1, Christoph U Correll1, Marta Hauser1

  • 1Dr. Baumel, Dr. Correll, Dr. Hauser, Dr. Schooler, Dr. Robinson, Ms. Marcy, and Dr. Kane are with the Department of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, New York (e-mail: abaumel@northwell.edu ). Dr. Baumel, Dr. Correll, Dr. Robinson, and Dr. Kane are also with Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York. Dr. Hauser and Ms. Marcy are also with the Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York. Dr. Schooler is also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Brunette and Dr. Ben-Zeev are with the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Dr. Rotondi is with the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Pittsburgh, and with the Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh. Dr. Gottlieb and Dr. Mueser are with the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, Boston. Dr. Achtyes is with Cherry Health and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing. Ms. Gingerich is an independent consultant and trainer in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Dr. Meyer-Kalos is with the Department of Social Work, Minnesota Center for Chemical and Mental Health, St. Paul.

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