Understanding public opinion relating to the establishment of community mental health facilities: Implications of a discourse analytic approach

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-307

  Cowan, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community care; Community mental health facilities; Discourse analysis; Mental illness; Public attitudes; Public opposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033153857     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199907/08)9:4<289::AID-CASP513>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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