Attitudes of mental health professionals about mental illness: A review of the recent literature

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-62

  Wahl, Otto ^a   Aroesty Cohen, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

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EID: 77955614669     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20351     Document Type: Article

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