Group therapy in public mental health services: Approaches, patients and group therapists

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-225

  Lorentzen, S ^a,b   Ruud, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Group therapy; Norway; Psychiatric nurses; Public mental health services; Research; Staff training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORWAY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894826952     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12072     Document Type: Article

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