Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1137-1148

  Strack, Kristen M ^a   Schulenberg, Stefan E ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercion; Empowerment; Logotherapy; Meaning; Serious mental illness; SMI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COERCION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449347192     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20607     Document Type: Article

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