Participatory action research: A model for establishing partnerships between mental health researchers and persons with psychiatric disabilities

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 151-165

  Rempfer, Melisa ^a   Knott, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Participatory action research (PAR); Psychiatric disabilities; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0035548313     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J004v17n03_10     Document Type: Review

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