A legal opinion’s consequences for the stigmatisation of the mentally ill: Case analysis

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 192-197

  Coverdale, John ^a   Nairn, Ray ^a   Claasen, Donna ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIVACY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0034530393     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710009524985     Document Type: Article

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