It's not that bad: the views of consumers and carers about routine outcome measurement in mental health

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-99

  Black, Jennifer ^a   Lewis, Tania ^b   Mcintosh, Pamela ^c   Callaly, Tom ^c   Coombs, Tim ^d   Hunter, Angie ^e   Moore, Louise ^f  

^a Pathways Rehabilitation and Support Services Ltd   (Australia)

^b Work Well Consulting

^c BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^d The New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry   (Australia)

^e Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^f Western QUATRO Project   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 63049109801     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090093     Document Type: Article

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