Persons with mental illness and the Americans with disabilities act: Implications for the social work profession

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 442-457

  O'Brien, Gerald V ^a   Brown, Melinda S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Employment discrimination; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049160407     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980802536870     Document Type: Article

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