Primary care mental health workers: Role expectations, conflict and ambiguity

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 336-345

  Bower, Peter ^a   Jerrim, Sophie ^a   Gask, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary care; Professional roles; Psychological therapy

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042731531     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00503.x     Document Type: Review

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