Mental Health Support Groups, Stigma, and Self-Esteem: Positive and Negative Implications of Group Identification

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 553-569

  Crabtree, Jason W ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Postmes, Tom ^a,b   Haslam, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77956269159     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01662.x     Document Type: Article

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