Attitudes of Brazilian psychiatrists toward people with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 999-1004

  Marchetti, Renato Luiz ^a   Werneck de Castro, Ana Paula ^a   Daltio, Claudiane Salles ^a   Cremonese, Evelyn ^a   Portela Ramos, João Marcelo ^a   Neto, José Gallucci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Medical education; Mental disorders; Mental health services; Prejudice; Psychiatry; Public health; Social discrimination; Stigmatization; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 10844235617     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.08.015     Document Type: Article

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