Educating healthcare professionals to act on the physical health needs of people with serious mental illness: A systematic search for evidence

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 721-727

  Hardy, S ^a   White, J ^a,b   Deane, K ^a   Gray, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Nurse education; Physical health; Primary care; Secondary care; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 80052521873     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01722.x     Document Type: Article

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