Survey of staff perceptions of illicit drug use among patients in a medium secure unit

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-17

  Dolan, M ^a   Kirwan, H ^a  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0035159282     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.25.1.14     Document Type: Article

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