Voting as a means of social inclusion for people with a mental illness

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 697-703

  Nash, M ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human rights; Social exclusion; Social inclusion; Voting

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT RIGHTS; SOCIAL ALIENATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0036885042     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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