Living with Stigma and the Self-Perceptions of People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 521-534

  Jahoda, Andrew ^a   Wilson, Alastair ^b   Stalker, Kirsten ^b   Cairney, Anja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 77956295830     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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