The meaning of care on a locked acute psychiatric ward: Patients' experiences

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 501-507

  Johansson, Inger M ^a   SKäRSäTER, Ingela ^b   Danielson, Ella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Patients experience; Psychiatric care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049131849     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039480903118208     Document Type: Article

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