Open AccessCharacteristics and service use of long-term members of self-help agencies for mental health clients
Author(s) -
S P Segal,
C Silverman,
T Temkin
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
psychiatric services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1557-9700
pISSN - 1075-2730
DOI - 10.1176/ps.46.3.269
Subject(s) - mental health , term (time) , mental health service , service (business) , psychology , business , nursing , psychiatry , medicine , marketing , physics , quantum mechanics
This study examined the characteristics of long-term members of self-help agencies managed and staffed by mental health clients, why they sought help from the agencies, and how they differed from clients of community mental health agencies.