Understanding consumer participation in mental health: Issues of power and change

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-164

  Bennetts, Wanda ^a   Cross, Wendy ^a   Bloomer, Melissa ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change; Consumer consultant; Consumer participation; Mental health care; Power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 79954579648     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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