Who uses consumer-run self-help organizations?

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-373

  Goering, Paula ^a,e   Durbin, Janet ^a   Sheldon, Christina Tess ^a   Ochocka, Joanna ^b   Nelson, Geoffrey ^c   Krupa, Terry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Centre for Research and Education in Human Services   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Consumer survivor; Multisite evaluation; Self help organizations; User characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAMPLE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF HELP;

ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33749031838     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.3.367     Document Type: Article

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