Mental health service user's social and individual empowerment: Using theories of power to elucidate far-reaching strategies

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-34

  Masterson, Steve ^a   Owen, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Power; Recovery; Service user

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 33645157144     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500512714     Document Type: Review

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