Validation of a short instrument to measure stigmatised attitudes towards mental illness

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 257-260

  Luty, Jason ^a   Fekadu, Daniel ^b   Umoh, Okon ^c   Gallagher, John ^a  

^a Taylor Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Child and Family Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AUTOMUTILATION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; VIGNETTE;

EID: 33745798195     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.7.257     Document Type: Article

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