Clinical decision-making for 'as needed' medications in mental health care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 981-991

  Usher, Kim ^a   Baker, John A ^b   Holmes, Colin ^a   Stocks, Belinda ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

'as needed' medication; Clinical decision making; Interviews; Medical staff; Mental health; Nurses; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUEENSLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849262459     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04957.x     Document Type: Article

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