Social support modifies perceived stigmatization in the first years of mental illness: A longitudinal approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-49

  Mueller, Brigitte ^a   Nordt, Carlos ^a   Lauber, Christoph ^a   Rueesch, Peter ^a   Meyer, Peter C ^a   Roessler, Wulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coping; Mental illness; Social network; Social support; Stigma; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 28444476258     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.05.014     Document Type: Article

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