Developing self-neglect theory: Analysis of related and atypical cases of people identified as self-neglecting

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-454

  Lauder, W ^a   Roxburgh, M ^b   Harris, J ^c   Law, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Nursing and Midwifery   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poverty; Self neglect; Social exclusion; Squalor

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMORBIDITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 65549125445     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01397.x     Document Type: Article

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