The lived experience of involuntary community treatment: A qualitative study of mental health consumers and carers

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 345-351

  Light, Edwina M ^a   Robertson, Michael D ^a   Boyce, Philip ^a   Carney, Terry ^a   Rosen, Alan ^a,b   Cleary, Michelle ^c   Hunt, Glenn E ^a   O'Connor, Nick ^a,d   Ryan, Christopher ^a   Kerridge, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d North Shore Ryde Mental Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carer; Community treatment order; Interview; Involuntary treatment; Mental health; Patient experience; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906892100     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856214540759     Document Type: Article

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