Reasons for non-attendance at a day hospital for people with enduring mental illness: The clients' perspective

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-66

  Mcgonagle, I M ^a   Gentle, J ^b  

^a DERBYSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day service; Non attendance; Partnership; Qualitative; Research; User voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0029704639     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1996.tb00193.x     Document Type: Review

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