Recovery from mental health problems: Scratching the surface without ethnography

Journal of Social Work Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-487

  Pilgrim, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health policy; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Recovery; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549154740     PISSN: 02650533     EISSN: 14653885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650530903375033     Document Type: Article

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