Who cares for older people with mental illness? A survey of residential aged care facilities in the Australian Capital Territory: Implications for mental health nursing: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 327-337

  Jones, Tony S ^a,d   Matias, May ^a   Powell, Jo ^b   Jones, Eriita G ^a   Fishburn, Joe ^c   Looi, Jeffrey C L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Training for Health and Community Services Incorporated

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d Lewisham Building   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mental health nursing; Mental illness; Residential aged care; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 34548539557     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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