Attitudes of mental health professionals toward people with schizophrenia and major depression

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 709-714

  Nordt, Carlos ^a   Rössler, Wulf ^a   Lauber, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Social distance; Stereotypes; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STEREOTYPING; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33745822330     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj065     Document Type: Article

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