Reaching out to high school youth: The effectiveness of a video-based antistigma program

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 647-653

  Stuart, Heather ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antistigma; Evaluation; High school antistigma program; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIGMA;

EID: 33749576169     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101004     Document Type: Article

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