'That was helpful ... no one has talked to me about that before': Research participation as a therapeutic activity

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-84

  Lakeman, Richard ^a   Mcandrew, Sue ^b   Macgabhann, Liam ^c   Warne, Tony ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benefit; Distress; Ethics; Research participation; Risk; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COOPERATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ETHICS, NURSING; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84872670956     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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