Conducting qualitative research in mental health: Thematic and content analyses

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 616-623

  Crowe, Marie ^a   Inder, Maree ^a   Porter, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; content analysis; mental health; methodology; Qualitative research; thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL THERAPY; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL RHYTHM THERAPY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; PROCEDURES;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84936988838     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867415582053     Document Type: Review

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