Social networks for mental health clients: Resources and solution

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-100

  Kogstad, Ragnfrid Eline ^a   Mönness, Erik ^a   Sörensen, Tom ^b  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental health clients; Networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872597012     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9491-4     Document Type: Article

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