Negotiating an exit: Existential, interactional, and cultural obstacles to disorder disidentification

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-192

  Howard, Jenna ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

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EID: 49249112054     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250807100206     Document Type: Article

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