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Psychiatrists' Assessments of Mental Illness

A Comparison of some Aspects of Thomas Scheff's approach to Labelling Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Philip Bean
Philip Bean*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Social Science, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD
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Summary

The labelling theory of mental illness and particularly that version formulated by Thomas Scheff has been applied to psychiatry. Studies completed by Scheff have produced considerable evidence to support labelling theory. An attempt is made here to determine to what extent labelling theory applies to a group of British psychiatrists. The results give little support to Scheff's position.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 135 , Issue 2 , August 1979 , pp. 122 - 128
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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