"Depression is who i am": Mental illness identity, stigma and wellbeing

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 189, Issue , 2016, Pages 36-42

  Cruwys, Tegan ^a   Gunaseelan, Sathiavaani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Health behavior; Mental health; Mood disorders; Normative influence; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; THINKING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STEREOTYPING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84942284422     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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