'Rip that book up, I've changed': Unveiling the experiences of women living with and surviving enduring mental illness

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 96-105

  McKay, Elizabeth Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Enduring mental illness; Life history; Women's lived experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950432439     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802210X12682330090370     Document Type: Article

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