Recovery from severe mental illness, a gender perspective.
Scand J Caring Sci; 2010; 24; 557–564 Recovery from severe mental illness, a gender perspective Background and research objectives: Recovery from mental illness is an individual process characterized by regaining a positive sense of self and developing a new meaning. Knowledge concerning differences...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 557 - 565 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2010
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