Patients' views of the letters their psychiatrists and psychologists send to referrers

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-382

  Cape, John ^a,c   Harvey, Kate ^a   Johnson, Sonia ^b   Linke, Stuart ^a  

^a CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Client participation; Client records; Client rights; Client satisfaction; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 24944461490     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500195262     Document Type: Article

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