Recovery: What mental health nurses and service users say about the concept of recovery

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-263

  Aston, V ^a   Coffey, M ^b  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Inpatient settings; Multiple perspectives; Qualitative; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857784868     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01776.x     Document Type: Article

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