The mental health nurse: A valuable addition to the consultation-liaison team

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-43

  Sharrock, Julie ^a   Grigg, Margaret ^a   Happell, Brenda ^b   Keeble Devlin, Barbara ^c   Jennings, Shirley ^d  

^a St Vincent's Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Barwon Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultation; General hospital; Liaison; Psychiatric comorbidity; Psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33644838049     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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