The effect of services and stigma on quality of life for persons with serious mental illnesses

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-494

  Marcussen, Kristen ^a   Ritter, Christian ^b   Munetz, Mark R ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; STIGMA;

EID: 77952776553     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.5.489     Document Type: Article

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