The career of the mentally ill: An integration of psychiatric, labeling/social construction, and lay perspectives

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-375

  Gove, Walter R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18944377365     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650404500401     Document Type: Article

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