Mental health advocacy with black and minority ethnic communities: Conceptual and ethical implications

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 588-593

  Newbigging, Karen ^a   McKeown, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Black and minority ethnic; Empowerment; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; COOPERATION; EMPOWERMENT; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT RIGHT; RACISM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 35148827699     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282f0abf0     Document Type: Review

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