Without leisure ... 'It wouldn't be much of a life': The meaning of leisure for people with mental health problems

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 209-216

  Craik, Christine ^a   Pieris, Yvonne ^b,c,d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Wallington CMHT   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBALIZATION;

EID: 33744830329     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900503     Document Type: Review

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