Perceived Stigma Exposure in Schizophrenia: The Key Role of Self-concept Clarity

Self and Identity

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 663-674

  Noyman Veksler, Gal ^a   Weinberg, Dafna ^a   Fennig, Shmuel ^b   Davidson, Larry ^c   Shahar, Golan ^a,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; Self; Stigmatization; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885162554     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2012.732265     Document Type: Article

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