Mental health care co-ordinators' perspectives on carers' assessments

Mental Health Review Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 46-55

  Wales, Joy ^a   Pryjmachuk, Steven ^b  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care co ordinators; Care programme approach; Carers; Carers' assessments; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855296244     PISSN: 13619322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13619322200900026     Document Type: Review

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