International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 909-917 , July 2010

Nurse and patient activities and interaction on psychiatric inpatients wards: A literature review

  • Jessica Sharac

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Paul McCrone

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: PO24 CEMH, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Tel.: +44 0 20 784 0874; fax: +44 0 20 7277 1462.
    • ,
  • Ramon Sabes-Figuera

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Emese Csipke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ann Wood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Til Wykes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom

Received 6 August 2009 ,Revised 17 March 2010 ,Accepted 20 March 2010.

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PII: S0020-7489(10)00114-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.03.012

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 909-917 , July 2010

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