Mental health professionals' attitudes towards consumer participation in inpatient units

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-16

  McCann, T V ^a,d   Baird, J ^b   Clark, E ^c   Lu, S ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

^b SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consumer participation; Mental health professionals; Nurses; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37849026467     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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