Perceptions of a South African schizophrenia population with regards to community attitudes towards their illness

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 619-623

  Botha, Ulla A ^a   Koen, Liezl ^a   Niehaus, Dana J H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abuse; Patient perspective; Schizophrenia; South Africa; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33746280907     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0071-1     Document Type: Article

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