Attitudes to visits by children to parents hospitalised with acute psychiatric illness

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 43-47

  O'Shea, Rory ^a   Sheerin, Declan ^b   Canavan, Denise ^c   Russell, Vincent ^d  

^a Park House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Child and Family Centre Dublin   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d CAVAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child; Psychiatric hospitals; Psychiatrists; Stereotyping; Stigmatisation; Visitors

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; IRELAND; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PARENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 4544249587     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700008260     Document Type: Review

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