Community perceptions of mental disorders: A Greek perspective

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-148

  Zissi, Anastasia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Community; Mental disorders; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645325106     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.852     Document Type: Article

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