The relationships between user, carer and staff perceptions of need in an assertive outreach team

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 452-461

  Macpherson, Rob ^a,d   Collins Atkins, Caroline ^b   Gregory, Nathan ^b   Slade, Mike ^c   Lerescu, Teodor ^a  

^a Burleigh House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Burleigh House   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Wotton Lawn   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assertive outreach team; Carers; Service users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 53949120644     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701499349     Document Type: Article

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