Early experiences of employing consumer-providers in the VA

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1315-1321

  Chinman, Matthew ^a,b   Lucksted, Alicia ^a,c   Gresen, Robert ^d,e   Davis, Mara ^f   Losonczy, Miklos ^g   Sussner, Bradley ^g   Martone, Lisa ^h  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^f VISN 3   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^h CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFUSION; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ROLE CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 55249125667     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.11.1315     Document Type: Article

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