Measuring self-stigma of mental illness in China and its implications for recovery

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 408-418

  Fung, Kelvin M T ^a   Tsang, Hector W H ^a   Corrigan, Patrick W ^b   Lam, Chow S ^b   Cheng, Wai Ming ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Measurement; Psychosocial treatment compliance; Self efficacy; Self esteem; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHINESE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; STIGMA;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548737237     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007078342     Document Type: Article

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