Mental health nurses' and psychiatrists' views on the prognosis of schizophrenia and depression: An exploratory, qualitative investigation

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 607-613

  Chur Hansen, A ^a   Taverner, R ^a   Barrett, R J ^a   Hugo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b North Eastern Assessment and Treatment Team ^*

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health literacy; Mental health nurses; Psychiatrists; Qualitative; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 25844523147     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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