Service users' experiences of 'as needed' psychotropic medications in acute mental healthcare settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 354-362

  Baker, J A ^a   Lovell, K ^a   Easton, K ^a   Harris, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute mental health care; Inpatients; Interviews; Nursing; Patient experiences; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 33750048436     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04016.x     Document Type: Article

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