Northern initiative for social action: An occupation-based mental health program

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 493-500

  Rebeiro, Karen L ^a   Day, Derek G ^b   Semeniuk, Bob ^b   O'Brien, Mary Claire ^b   Wilson, Barb ^b  

^a NE Mental Health Centre/NISA Project ^*  (Canada)

^b NISA/N Initiative for Social Action   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer participation; Human activities and occupations; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000846912     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.55.5.493     Document Type: Article

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