Collaboration between mental health consumers and nurses: Shared understandings, dissimilar experiences

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-55

  McCloughen, Andrea ^a   Gillies, Donna ^b   O'Brien, Louise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Mental health consumer; Mental health nurse; Partnership; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 78650797833     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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