Mental health care in the community: An analysis of contemporary public attitudes towards, and public representations of, mental illness

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 431-440

  Hannigan, Ben ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIETY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032695761     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638239917148     Document Type: Review

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