Exploring the role of diagnosis in the modified labeling theory of mental illness

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-208

  Kroska, Amy ^a   Harkness, Sarah K ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49249131509     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250807100207     Document Type: Article

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