The impact of a practice development project on the quality of in-patient small group therapy

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-220

  Taylor, R ^a,b   Coombes, L ^a   Bartlett, H ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action learning; In patient care; Practice development; Quality assurance; Small group psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036547009     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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