Psychiatric diagnosis under conditions of uncertainty: Personality disorder, science and professional legitimacy

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 621-639

  Manning, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actor networks; Diagnosis; Personality disorder; Psychiatry; Sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034257438     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00223     Document Type: Article

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