Social control agents or front-line carers for people with mental health problems: Police and mental health services in Sydney, Australia

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-286

  Fry, A J ^a   O'Riordan, D P ^b   Geanellos, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative partnerships; Mental health services; Mentally disturbed people; Police

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036635397     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00371.x     Document Type: Review

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