A sociological alternative to the psychiatric conceptualization of mental suffering

Sociology Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 351-363

  Smith, Dena T ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959553835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00369.x     Document Type: Review

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