Abstract
For many years, health professionals have debated about the term used to address service recipients, with discussion centring upon the terms ‘patient’ ‘client’ and ‘service user’. The current study assessed the preference of individuals referred to a psychological therapy service.
Publisher
British Psychological Society
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