Mental illness and employment discrimination

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 522-526

  Stuart, Heather ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment discrimination; Employment equity; Psychiatric stigma

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746766979     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yco.0000238482.27270.5d     Document Type: Review

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