Ordinary people, extraordinary voices: The emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 297-306

  Hogg, Christine ^a   Warne, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Emotional labour; Lay people's beliefs; Listening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; COUNSELING; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEAUTY CULTURE; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PASTORAL CARE;

EID: 77956280144     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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