Prospects for mental health social work: A qualitative study of attitudes of service managers and academic staff

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-317

  McCrae, Niall ^a   Murray, Joanna ^a   Huxley, Peter ^a   Evans, Sherrill ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated services; Psychiatric social workers

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF;

EID: 3042576218     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230410001700934     Document Type: Article

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