Staff drug knowledge and attitudes towards drug use among the mentally ill within a medium secure psychiatric hospital

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-56

  Barry, Keith R ^a   Tudway, Jeremy A ^a   Blissett, Jacqueline ^b  

^a Llanarth Court Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Drugs; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036075690     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890110110365     Document Type: Article

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