Understanding the needs of relatives of patients within a special hospital for mentally disordered offenders: A basis for improved services

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 346-352

  McCann, Ged ^a,d   McKeown, Mick ^b   Porter, Ian ^c  

^a BOOTHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Psychology   (United Kingdom)

^d Willowbank House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030075275     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02677.x     Document Type: Article

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