Thresholds in a low-threshold setting: An empirical study of barriers in a centre for people with drug problems and mental health disorders

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-264

  Edland Gryt, Marit ^a   Skatvedt, Astrid Helene ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drug use; Ethnographic fieldwork; Low threshold; Mental health disorders; Ontological security; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHICS; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK; WELFARE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878106569     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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