Service users' experiences of a therapeutic group programme in an acute psychiatric inpatient unit

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 523-530

  O'Donovan, A ^b   O'Mahony, J ^a  

^a North Lee Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acute care; Group work

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; ANXIETY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 67849085407     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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