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An in-depth observational study of an acute psychiatric ward: combining the psychodynamic observational method with thematic analysis to develop understanding of ward culture

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Pages 4-20 | Received 05 Oct 2016, Accepted 17 Dec 2016, Published online: 10 Feb 2017

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