Helping alliance and ward atmosphere in psychiatric in-patient care

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 511-523

  Johansson, Håkan ^a,b   Eklund, Mona ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144335948     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1476083042555415     Document Type: Article

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