Nurse's attitudes toward people with mental illnesses in a psychiatric hospital in Singapore

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 40-47

  Tay, Sim Eng Clara ^a   Pariyasami, Santhathevi D O ^a   Ravindran, Kandasamy ^a   Ali, Mohd Ismail Ayyoo ^a   Rowsudeen, Mohd Thameen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 16544386198     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20041001-08     Document Type: Article

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