“It pulls you down, but you need it to access the benefits”: the double-edged sword of mental illness diagnosis
Mental ill-health is rife in all corners of the world. Mental illness diagnosis simultaneously names the problem and labels a person. Taking a social representations perspective, this phenomenological study explores how 12 people living with a mental disorder in Barcelona, Spain, experienced their...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Católica del Uruguay
2022-03-01
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Series: | Ciencias Psicológicas |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2220 |