An exploration of absconding behaviours from culturally and linguistically diverse psychiatric hospital patients in Australia

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-106

  Mosel, Krista ^a   Ziaian, Tahereh ^b   Gerace, Adam ^a   Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abscond; Ethnicity; Inpatient; Mental health; Multicultural; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960926288     PISSN: 17542863     EISSN: 17542871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2010.488324     Document Type: Article

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