How clinical diagnosis might exacerbate the stigma of mental illness

Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-39

  Corrigan, Patrick W ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; DSM; Empathy; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947585327     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/52.1.31     Document Type: Article

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