Usefulness of Internet in adolescent mental health outpatient care

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-273

  Kurki, M ^a,c   Koivunen, M ^d   Anttila, M ^a   Hatonen H ^a,e   Valimaki M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^c City of Vantaa   (Finland)

^d Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^e Municipality of Imatra   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Focus group interview; Internet; Nurse; Psychiatric nursing; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; FINLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 79952684491     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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