Carers of people with mental health problems: Proposals in current public mental health policy in nine countries

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 465-481

  Crombie, Iain K ^a   Irvine, Linda ^b   Elliott, Lawrence ^b   Wallace, Hilary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carers; Public mental health policy; Respite care; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL CARE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RESPITE CARE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 35448976518     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200146     Document Type: Article

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