Attitudes towards people with mental illness: A cross-sectional study among nursing staff in psychiatric and somatic care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-177

  Björkman, Tommy ^a   Angelman, Therese ^a   Jönsson, Malin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Discrimination; Health professionals; Mental illness; Nursing staff; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 43749085300     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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