'Schizophrenia is a dirty word': Service users' experiences of receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia

BJPsych Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 154-158

  Howe, Lorna ^a   Tickle, Anna ^a,b   Brown, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; STIGMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84973561975     PISSN: 20564694     EISSN: 20564708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.113.045179     Document Type: Article

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