Life after the mental hospital: The way of life of deinstitutionalized psychiatric patients

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 373-383

  Nikkonen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community care; Deinstitutionalization; Long term psychiatric patients; Psychiatric care; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030346781     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1996.tb00141.x     Document Type: Article

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