The power of a label: Mental illness diagnoses, ascribed humanity, and social rejection

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Martinez, Andres G ^a   Piff, Paul K ^a   Mendoza Denton, Rodolfo ^a   Hinshaw, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79951641427     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2011.30.1.1     Document Type: Article

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