The psychosocial atmosphere in community-based activity centers for people with psychiatric disabilities: Visitor and staff perceptions

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 748-755

  Jansson, Jan Åke ^a   Johansson, Håkan ^a   Eklund, Mona ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community based units; Psychiatry; Psychosocial environment; Staff; Visitors; Ward atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890622480     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-013-9651-1     Document Type: Article

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