Interpersonal contact and the stigma of mental illness: A review of the literature

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-305

  Couture, Shannon M ^a   Penn, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Chronic mental illness; Community attitudes; Stigma

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0037560171     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638231000118276     Document Type: Review

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