Working on the edge: The meaning of work for people recovering from severe mental distress in Norway

Disability and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 511-523

  Borg, Marit ^a   Kristiansen, Kristjana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employment; Everyday life; Recovery; Severe mental distress; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849111516     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590802177072     Document Type: Article

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