Stigma and quality of life as experienced by people with mental illness

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-200

  El Badri, Selim ^a   Mellsop, Graham ^b  

^a WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Quality of life; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA;

ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 34249790868     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560701320089     Document Type: Article

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