'It's something that i manage but it is not who i am': Reflections on internalized stigma in individuals with bipolar disorder

Chronic Illness

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-224

  Michalak, Erin ^a   Livingston, James D ^b   Hole, Rachelle ^c   Suto, Melinda ^a   Hale, Sandra ^a   Haddock, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Mental Health & Addiction Services   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; functioning; qualitative methods; self management; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052625388     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395310395959     Document Type: Article

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