Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 71-80 , 28 February 2007

Self-efficacy and empowerment as outcomes of self-stigmatizing and coping in schizophrenia

  • Roland Vauth

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatrische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Basel [Psychiatric Outpatient Department, University Hospital Basel], Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychiatrische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Basel [Psychiatric Outpatient Department, University Hospital Basel], Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 61 699 2525; fax: +41 61 699 2535.
    • ,
  • Birgit Kleim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
    • ,
  • Markus Wirtz

      Affiliations

    • Abteilung für Rehabilitationspsychologie; Psychologisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Patrick W. Corrigan

      Affiliations

    • Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

Received 27 December 2005 ,Revised 4 May 2006 ,Accepted 20 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.07.005

Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 71-80 , 28 February 2007

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