What's it like having a nervous breakdown? Can you recover?

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Lea, L. 2010. What's it like having a nervous breakdown? Can you recover? in: Bassett, T. and Stickley, T. (ed.) Voices of Experience: Narratives of Mental Health Survivors Chichester Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 85-93
AuthorsLea, L.
EditorsBassett, T. and Stickley, T.
Page range85-93
Year2010
Book titleVoices of Experience: Narratives of Mental Health Survivors
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Output statusPublished
Place of publicationChichester
ISBN9780470683620
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Print2010
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Deposited10 Jun 2011
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