The reduction of stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: A challenge for the future

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 109-120

  De Mendonca Lima C A ^a  

^a WHO Collaborating Ctr Psychiat E   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Discrimination of mentally ill elderly; Education against stigmatization; Stigma to mental disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADDICTION; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREJUDICE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3042687238     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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