Mental health patients' experiences of being misunderstood

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-199

  Gaillard, Laura M ^a   Shattell, Mona M ^b   Thomas, Sandra P ^c  

^a Wesley Long Community Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief; Patient satisfaction; Psychotherapy; Relationships; Roles; Staff issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949163655     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390309336932     Document Type: Article

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