Recovery from severe mental illness, a gender perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 557-564

  Schön, Ulla Karin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Gender; Grounded theory; Meaning making; Mental illness; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955755047     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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