Personal consequences of the diagnosis of schizophrenia: a preliminary report from the inquiry into the schizophrenia label
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Philip Thomas is Honorary Visiting Professor in Social Science and Humanities at Bradford University, Bradford, UK. Patience Seebohm is an independent researcher based in the UK. Jan Wallcraft is an independent researcher based in the UK. Jayasree Kalathil is an independent survivor researcher based in the UK. Suman Fernando is Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at London Metropolitan University, London, UK. Abstract
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