Self-stigma and quality of life among people with mental illness who receive compulsory community treatment services

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 699-714

  Livingston, James ^a  

^a Forensic Psychiat Serv Commission   (Canada)

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EID: 84863998886     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21476     Document Type: Article

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