The stigma of mental illness: Patients' anticipations and experiences

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-162

  Angermeyer, Matthias C ^a   Beck, Michael ^a   Dietrich, Sandra ^a   Holzinger, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 4043184144     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764004043115     Document Type: Article

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