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Sense-making, Socialization, and Stigma: Exploring Narratives Told in Families About Mental Illness

Elizabeth Flood-Gradya STEM Translational Communication Center, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida;b Clinical Translational Science Institute, University of FloridaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jody Koenig Kellasc Department of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-LincolnView further author information
Pages 607-617 | Published online: 02 Feb 2018

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