Perceptions of coercion in the community: A qualitative study of patients in a danish assertive community treatment team

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-47

  Thøgersen, Marie Høgh ^a,b,c   Morthorst, Britt ^a,c   Nordentoft, Merete ^a,c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Copenhagen University ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Engagement strategies; Experiences; Experiences of coercion; Patient; Therapuetic alliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COERCION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 76649131244     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-009-9115-5     Document Type: Article

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