The clients' experience of the community group: Implications for nurse facilitators

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-56

  Harms, S ^a   Benson, A ^b  

^a Southgate   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community meeting; Group facilitation; Large group

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; EXPERIENCE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; RESPONSIBILITY; GROUP THERAPY; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 0037316066     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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