Why I am not a "mental health consumer"

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-69

  Hensley, Melissa A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Empowerment; Labeling; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONSUMER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF HELP; SHORT SURVEY;

AUTOBIOGRAPHY; AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS TOPIC; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PUBLIC OPINION; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33746320450     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/30.2006.67.69     Document Type: Short Survey

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