2011
"[T]he present study focused on the lived experiences of Canadians with severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, other psychotic disorders, and bipolar disorder. Through employing a community-based, Participatory Action Research approach and guided by a procedural justice theoretical perspective, the present study sought to understand the perspectives and lived experiences of people with severe mental illness in relation to their involvement with the police"--P. 12.
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