This study was undertaken with the help of a research grant provided by Health Research Council New Zealand. We would like to thank those who participated in this research, without whom this work would not have been possible.
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‘It wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have bipolar disorder’: managing the shift in self-identity with bipolar disorder
Article first published online: 14 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-9824.2011.01117.x
© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness
Volume 3, Issue 4, pages 427–435, December 2011
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How to Cite
Inder, M., Crowe, M., Moor, S., Carter, J., Luty, S. and Joyce, P. (2011), ‘It wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have bipolar disorder’: managing the shift in self-identity with bipolar disorder. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness, 3: 427–435. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-9824.2011.01117.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 14 NOV 2011
- Submitted for publication: 28 September 2010 Accepted for publication: 24 April 2011
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