NAMI in our own voice and NAMI smarts for advocacy: Self-narrative as advocacy tool

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 448-450

  Pandya, Anand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; NAMI In Our Own Voice; NAMI Smarts for Advocacy; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); self narrative; stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHIATRIST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIGMA;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NARRATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84870272207     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000422744.79871.1a     Document Type: Article

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