The role of the practice nurse in primary care mental health: Challenges and opportunities

Primary Care Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 41-46

  Sorohan, Helen ^a   Lester, Helen ^a   Hughes, Elisabeth ^a   Archer, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Practice nurse; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF HELP; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARD;

EID: 0036623128     PISSN: 13552570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/135525702125000859     Document Type: Review

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