Experiences of patients hospitalized during the Texas mental health scandal

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 5-17

  Mohr, Wanda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Mental health; Psychiatric hospitalization; Qualitative studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; FORGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; FEMALE; FRAUD; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032176974     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1998.tb01009.x     Document Type: Article

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