Bordering on insanity: Misnomer, reviewing the case of condemned women

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-162

  Warne, T ^a   McAndrew, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Defence mechanisms; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COOPERATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATE MEDICINE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33847770790     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01058.x     Document Type: Review

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