Mental health centres as ‘meeting-places’ in the community: exploring experiences of being service users and participants

Toril Anne Elstad; Kristjana Kristiansen

doi:10.1080/15017410802622928

Mental health centres as ‘meeting-places’ in the community: exploring experiences of being service users and participants

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 11 (2009): Issue 3

By: Toril Anne Elstad and Kristjana Kristiansen

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410802622928 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 195 - 208

Submitted on: Dec 20, 2007

Published on: Oct 3, 2009

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

community mental health centres,

users and participants,

experiences

© 2009 Toril Anne Elstad, Kristjana Kristiansen, published by Stockholm University Press
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