Coping strategies among the long-term mentally ill: Categorization and clinical determinants

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Coping strategies among the long-term mentally ill : Categorization and clinical determinants. / Middelboe, T.; Mortensen, E. L.

In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol. 96, No. 3, 1997, p. 188-194.

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Middelboe, T & Mortensen, EL 1997, 'Coping strategies among the long-term mentally ill: Categorization and clinical determinants', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, vol. 96, no. 3, pp. 188-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10150.x

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Middelboe, T., & Mortensen, E. L. (1997). Coping strategies among the long-term mentally ill: Categorization and clinical determinants. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 96(3), 188-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10150.x

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Middelboe T, Mortensen EL. Coping strategies among the long-term mentally ill: Categorization and clinical determinants. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1997;96(3):188-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10150.x

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Middelboe, T. ; Mortensen, E. L. / Coping strategies among the long-term mentally ill : Categorization and clinical determinants. In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1997 ; Vol. 96, No. 3. pp. 188-194.

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