Reconstructing a sense of self in patients with chronic mental illness

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 31-36

  Czuchta, Donna M ^a,b   Johnson, Barbara A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chronic mental illness; Hope; Psychiatric nursing; Psychotherapy; Schizophrenia; Self

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MORALE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032128943     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1998.tb01004.x     Document Type: Article

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