Comparing needs assessed by staff and by service users: Paternalism or partnership in mental health?

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 186-191

  Thornicroft, Graham ^a   Slade, Mike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE NEED; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF HELP;

EID: 0036661445     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1121189X00005704     Document Type: Article

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