Patients' opinion on what constitutes good psychiatric care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-346

  Johansson, Håkan ^a   Eklund, Mona ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Helping alliance; Patient satisfaction; Psychiatric care; Psychotherapy; Therapeutic alliance; Therapeutic relationship; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 28444444552     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0283-9318.2003.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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