Experiencing psychiatric diagnosis: Client perspectives on being named mentally ill

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 722-729

  Hayne, Y M ^a  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic mental illness; Diagnosis; Discernment; Labelling; Naming; Psychiatric diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 0345119028     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00666.x     Document Type: Review

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