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The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress

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The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress. / Timander, Ann-Charlott; Grinyer, Anne; Möller, Anders.
In: Disability and Society, Vol. 30, No. 3, 03.2015, p. 327-339.

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Timander, A-C, Grinyer, A & Möller, A 2015, 'The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress', Disability and Society, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 327-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2014.999911

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Timander, A-C., Grinyer, A., & Möller, A. (2015). The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress. Disability and Society, 30(3), 327-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2014.999911

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Timander A-C, Grinyer A, Möller A. The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress. Disability and Society. 2015 Mar;30(3):327-339. Epub 2015 Mar 27. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2014.999911

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Timander, Ann-Charlott ; Grinyer, Anne ; Möller, Anders. / The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress. In: Disability and Society. 2015 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 327-339.

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