The role of psychological flexibility in mental health stigma and psychological distress for the stigmatizer

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1244-1262

  Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Price, Matthew ^a   Anderson, Page L ^a   Schmertz, Stefan K ^a   Calamaras, Martha R ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74349084969     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.10.1244     Document Type: Article

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