Changing conceptualizations of mental health and mental illness: Implications of “brain disease” and “behavioral health” for social work

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Taylor, Melissa Floyd ^a   Bentley, Kia J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Brain disease; Conceptualizations of mental illness; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023726709     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J200v02n04_01     Document Type: Article

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