Attitudes toward mental illness and psychiatry: Preliminary results

Salud Mental

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 40-50

  García Silberman, Sarah ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Mental health; Mental illness; Psychiatrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031666217     PISSN: 01853325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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