Evaluating the impact of participatory art projects for people with mental health needs

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 638-648

  Hacking, Sue ^a   Secker, Jenny ^b   Spandler, Helen ^a   Kent, Lyn ^b   Shenton, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community settings; Empowerment; Evaluation; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART THERAPY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249116837     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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