Consumer-operated self-help centers: Environment, empowerment, and satisfaction

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Swarbrick, Margaret ^a   Schmidt, Lisa T ^b   Pratt, Carlos W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 70349342932     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20090527-03     Document Type: Article

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