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Research Article

Clinical improvement after treatment provided through the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) programme: Do some patients show greater improvement than others?

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Pages 289-298 | Received 06 Sep 2010, Accepted 05 Nov 2010, Published online: 13 Dec 2010

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