Assessing the impact of training on mental health nurses' therapeutic attitudes and knowledge about co-morbidity: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1430-1438

  Munro, Alison ^a   Watson, H E ^a   McFadyen, Angus ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorders; Dual diagnosis; Substance related disorders; Therapeutic attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCOTLAND; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34548815920     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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