Walking on the sunny side: What positive psychology can contribute to psychiatric rehabilitation concepts and practice

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-208

  Moran, Galia S ^a   Nemec, Patricia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Nemec Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

positive psychology; psychiatric rehabilitation; recovery; serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMOTIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897367447     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/prj0000012     Document Type: Article

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