Chronically mentally ill individuals re-entering the community after hospitalization

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 497-503

  Montgomery, P ^a   Johnson, B ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronically mentally ill; Hospital discharge; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032249044     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1998.560497.x     Document Type: Article

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