Narratives of depression

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 331-345

  Robertson, Alan ^a   Venter, Chris ^b   Botha, Karel ^b  

^a North West University ^*  (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Depression; Externalisation; Medication; Narratives; Negative generalisations; Social constructs; Unique outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847762353     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630503500210     Document Type: Article

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