Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-16

  Milligan, Christine ^a   Kearns, Robin ^b   Kyle, Richard G ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Biography; Career trajectories; Mental health; Narrative

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; NARRATIVE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78751624413     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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