Comparing the effects of live and video-taped theatrical performance in decreasing stigmatization of people with serious mental illness

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 594-606

  Faigin, David A ^a   Stein, Catherine H ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Mental illness; Stigma; Theatre; Video

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA; STUDENT; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 56249143158     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701505822     Document Type: Article

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