Family group conferences in public mental health care: An exploration of opportunities

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-74

  De Jong, Gideon ^a   Schout, Gert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Care avoidance; Community mental health care; Family group conference; Family involvement; Public mental health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 78650796094     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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