Mental health and quality of residential environment

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue DEC., 2007, Pages 500-505

  Thomas, Hollie ^a   Weaver, Nikki ^a   Patterson, Joanne ^a   Jones, Phil ^a   Bell, Truda ^a   Playle, Rebecca ^a   Dunstan, Frank ^a   Palmer, Stephen ^a   Lewis, Glyn ^b   Araya, Ricardo ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 37249065603     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.039438     Document Type: Article

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