Minding our own bodies: Reviewing the literature regarding the perceptions of service users diagnosed with serious mental illness on barriers to accessing physical health care

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-219

  Chadwick, Angelina ^a   Street, Clare ^b   McAndrew, Sue ^a   Deacon, Maureen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Physical health; Serious mental illness; Service user perspective

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84860333423     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00807.x     Document Type: Review

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