From objectivity to subjectivity: Conceptualization and measurement of well-bieng in mental health

Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 525-534

  Schrank, Beate ^a   Riches, Simon ^a   Coggins, Tony ^b   Tylee, Andre ^a   Slade, Mike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSENSUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPIRICISM; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84884996677     PISSN: 17582008     EISSN: 17582016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/npy.13.58     Document Type: Review

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