How people can benefit from mental health consumer-run organizations

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 177-188

  Brown, Louis D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer run organizations; Mental health self help; Mental illness; Mutual aid; Theory development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349202153     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9233-0     Document Type: Article

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