Living with mental illness in Australia: Changes in policy and practice affecting mental health service consumers

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-139

  Smith, Meg ^a   Gridley, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33646929061     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060600559622     Document Type: Article

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