Measuring the evidence: Reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 212-220

  Mcandrew, Sue ^a   Chambers, Mary ^b   Nolan, Fiona ^c   Thomas, Ben ^d   Watts, Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Health Skipton House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier; Mental health nursing; Metric; Therapeutic engagement

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84898458164     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12044     Document Type: Article

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