Whole systems working and acute inpatient psychiatry: An exploratory study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-289

  Bowles, N ^a,b,e   Jones, A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Preferred Futures   (United Kingdom)

^c BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatry; Appreciative enquiry; Multiprofessional multiagency; Refocusing; Whole systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 19544376333     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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