Mental health services for aboriginal men: Mismatches and solutions

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 400-408

  Isaacs, Anton N ^a   Maybery, Darryl ^a   Gruis, Hilton ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Aborigines; Health services; Health services research; Indigenous; Men; Mental health services; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NARRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84866165206     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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