Mental illness stigma in the Israeli context: Deliberations and suggestions

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 547-563

  Tal, Amir ^a   Roe, David ^a   Corrigan, Patrick W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental illness stigma; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Social inclusion of persons with mental illness in Israel; Strategies to reduce mental illness stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ISRAEL; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PUBLIC FIGURE; REHABILITATION CARE; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT RIGHTS; STEREOTYPING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 36148964707     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007082346     Document Type: Article

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