The needs of mothers with severe mental illness: A comparison of assessments of needs by staff and patients

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-136

  Howard, Louise M ^a   Hunt, Katherine ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care; Mental disorders; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SLEEP; SOCIAL CARE; STAFF; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 45849114728     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-008-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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