Disengaging from acute inpatient psychiatric care: A description of service users' experiences and views

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-367

  Nolan, P ^a   Bradley, E ^a   Brimblecombe, N ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge preparation; Experiences of acute mental health care; Perceptions of acute care admission; Semi structured interviews; Service users' experiences following discharge

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952838088     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01675.x     Document Type: Article

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