Assessment practices of Canadian occupational therapists working with adults with mental disorders

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 181-193

  Rouleau, Suzanne ^a,b   Dion, Karyne ^c   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depressive disorder; Mental health; Occupational therapy; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CANADA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930736498     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: 19119828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0008417414561857     Document Type: Article

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