Psychiatric labelling, sex role stereotypes and beliefs about the mentally ill

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-247

  Cormack, Stephanie ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STEREOTYPING; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0032465408     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409804400401     Document Type: Article

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