Managing a stigmatized identity-evidence from a longitudinal analysis about people with mental illness

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 464-480

  Ilic, Marie ^a   Reinecke, Jost ^a   Bohner, Gerd ^a   Röttgers, Hans Onno ^b   Beblo, Thomas ^c   Driessen, Martin ^c   Frommberger, Ulrich ^d   Corrigan, Patrick William ^e  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bethel   (Germany)

^d Hospital of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine   (Germany)

^e ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84903593903     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12239     Document Type: Article

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