Patients' views and experiences of pro re nata medication in acute mental health settings

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 533-539

  Cleary, Michelle ^a   Horsfall, Jan ^b   Jackson, Debra ^c   O'Hara Aarons, Maureen ^d   Hunt, Glenn E ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Consent; Patient; Pro re nata medication; Psychotropic medication; Psychotropic side effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84868136800     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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