Development and preliminary evaluation of a decision aid for disclosure of mental illness to employers

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-242

  Brohan, Elaine ^a   Henderson, Claire ^a   Slade, Mike ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support techniques; Disclosure; Employment; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMPLOYEE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; INTERVIEW; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMPLOYMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84892810022     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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