Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 349-361 , October 2010

Facades of Suffering: Clients' Photo Stories About Mental Illness

  • Jan E. Sitvast

      Affiliations

    • GGNet, Network for Mental Healthcare in the Region Oost Gelderland, Warnsveld, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Jan E. Sitvast, MA, GGNet, Kenniscentrum, Mr. Jan Sitvast, Vordenseweg 12, 7230 GC Warnsveld, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Tineke A. Abma

      Affiliations

    • VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Department of Medical Humanities, EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Address Dr. Abma and Dr. Widdershoven: EMGO InstituteVU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Guy A.M. Widdershoven

      Affiliations

    • VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Department of Medical Humanities, EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Address Dr. Abma and Dr. Widdershoven: EMGO InstituteVU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.02.004

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 349-361 , October 2010

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