Changing attitudes about schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 447-456

  Holmes, E Paul ^a   Corrigan, Patrick W ^b   Williams, Princess ^b   Canar, Jeffrey ^b   Kubiak, Mary Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Education; Schizophrenia; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032734612     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033392     Document Type: Article

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