Attitudes and perceived barriers to working with families of persons with severe mental illness: Mental health professionals' perspectives

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 337-345

  Kim, Hea Won ^a   Salyers, Michelle P ^b,c,d,e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ACT Center of Indiana   (United States)

^d RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Family services; Providers' perspectives; Severe mental illness; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STAFF TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849106384     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-008-9135-x     Document Type: Article

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