Nurses' role in caring for people with a comorbidity of mental illness and intellectual disability: A literature review

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-174

  Taua, Chris ^a   Hepworth, Julie ^a   Neville, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Intellectual disability; Mental illness; Nurse; Role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84857943658     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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