“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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Main Authors: Liana Cristina Dalla Vecchia Pereira, Morten Skovdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Católica del Uruguay 2022-03-01
Series:Ciencias Psicológicas
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2220