Drug and Alcohol Education for Consumer Workers and Caregivers: A Pilot Project Assessing Attitudes Toward Persons With Mental Illness and Problematic Substance Use

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-110

  Cleary, Michelle ^a,b,c   Hunt, Glenn E ^a,b,c   Malins, Gillian ^a,b,c   Matheson, Sandra ^a,b,c   Escott, Phil ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Research Unit   (Australia)

^c NSW Consumer Advisory Group Mental Health Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 62649107914     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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