Introduction to the special issue on mental health self-help

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 105-109

  Brown, Louis D ^a   Shepherd, Matthew D ^b   Wituk, Scott A ^c   Meissen, Greg ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b James Bell Associates   (United States)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer run; Mental health; Mental illness; Mutual help; Self help

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249188244     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-008-9187-7     Document Type: Review

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