'I was so done in that I just recognized it very plainly, "You need to do something"': Men's narratives of struggle, distress and turning to meditation

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-208

  Lomas, Tim ^a   Cartwright, Tina ^a   Edginton, Trudi ^a   Ridge, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

experiencing illness and narratives; gender and health; grounded theory; mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875653760     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459312451178     Document Type: Article

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