Mental health professionals and information sharing: carer perspectives

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 781-790

  Wilson, L S ^a   Pillay, D ^a   Kelly, B D ^a   Casey, P ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Access to information; Carers; Confidentiality; Mental disorder; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CARER WELL BEING AND SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT INFORMATION; SATISFACTION; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944903276     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-014-1172-6     Document Type: Article

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