Mental Health Commissions: Making the critical difference to the development and reform of mental health services

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 593-603

  Rosen, Alan ^a,b,c   Goldbloom, David ^d,e   McGeorge, Peter ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Greater Western Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Mental Health Commission of Canada   (New Zealand)

^f New Zealand Mental Health Commission   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Authority; human rights; Inspectorate; Mental Health Commission; mental health reform

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDEPENDENCE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; STIGMA;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77958155591     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833f2f3e     Document Type: Review

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