A qualitative study of primary health care access, barriers and satisfaction among people with mental illness

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-312

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   Leas, Loranie ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care needs; Health care services; Mental illness; Satisfaction with services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SICK ROLE; VICTORIA;

EID: 45849136356     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701473952     Document Type: Article

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