The Mental Health Recovery Movement and Family Therapy, Part I: Consumer-Led Reform of Services to Persons Diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 429-442

  Gehart, Diane R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84864026174     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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