Stigma and mental illness: A review and critique

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-354

  Hayward, Peter ^a   Bright, Jenifer A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030839038     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638239718671     Document Type: Article

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