Promoting genuine consumer participation in mental health education: A consumer academic role

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-579

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Roper, Cath ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer participation; Education; Mental health services; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC RELATIONS; ROLE PLAYING;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; ROLE; SCHOOLS, NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 67649231588     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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