'One flew over the psychiatric unit': Mental illness and the media

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-306

  Anderson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audience; Culture; Film; Health promotion; Media; Mental health problems illness; Newspapers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; LITERATURE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW; STANDARD;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037491419     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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