Consumer perspectives on recovery: A focus on housing following discharge from hospital

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 402-409

  Browne, Graeme ^a,b   Hemsley, Martin ^c   St John, Winsome ^c  

^a Gold Coast Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer; Consumer participation; Housing; Mental illness; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREJUDICE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 54949103934     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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