Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Beliefs about Mental Health Services and Care: A Systematic Review

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 636-644

  Goodwin, John ^a,b   Savage, Eileen ^a   Horgan, Aine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b North Lee Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964599025     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.04.004     Document Type: Review

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