Educating acute inpatients about their medication: Is it worth it? An exploratory study of group education for patients on a psychiatric intensive care unit

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-80

  Kavanagh, Kathy ^a   Duncan Mcconnell, Denise ^a   Greenwood, Kathy ^b   Trivedi, Premila ^c   Wykes, Til ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Medication education; Psychosis; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0037298978     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230021000058319     Document Type: Article

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