Beliefs about schizophrenia and its treatment in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-179

  Swami, Viren ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^b   Kannan, Kumaraswami ^c   Sinniah, Dhachayani ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Culture; Lay beliefs; Malaysia; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALAYSIA; MALE; MORALS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPING; WITCHCRAFT;

EID: 40149100793     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007084665     Document Type: Article

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