Self-help groups in Hong Kong

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-360

  Yip, Kam Shing ^a   Lee, Lai Fan ^a   Law, S O ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b U Chrstn Nethersole Comm Hlth S ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OVERNUTRITION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 3242746730     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APIH.0000028898.11943.53     Document Type: Article

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