A long and honourable history

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 53-59

  Basset, Thurstine ^a,b   Ryan, Peter ^a   Faulkner, Alison ^a  

^a Independent Researcher   (United Kingdom)

^b Basset Consultancy Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mental health services; Peer support; Self help; Shared experience; United Kingdom; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864035117     PISSN: 17556228     EISSN: 20428707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17556221211236448     Document Type: Article

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